Landscapes, Their Exploration and Utilisation: Status and Trends of Landscape Research

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Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Muencheberg, Germany ; Kuban State Agrarian University, Krasnodar, Russia
Mueller, Lothar;
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Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Muencheberg, Germany ; Kuban State Agrarian University, Krasnodar, Russia
Eulenstein, Frank;
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Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Muencheberg, Germany
Mirschel, Wilfried;
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Landscape Research—Department of Geography, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Antrop, Marc;
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Department of Geography, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Jones, Michael;
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The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, UK
McKenzie, Blair M.;
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Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Dronin, Nikolai M.;
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Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Kazakov, Lev K.;
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Sochava Institute for Geography of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk, Russia
Kravchenko, Valery V.;
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Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Khoroshev, Alexander V.;
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V.V. Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute, Moscow, Russia ; Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Gerasimova, Maria;
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Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Muencheberg, Germany
Dannowski, Ralf;
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Kuban State Agrarian University, Krasnodar, Russia
Schindler, Uwe;
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Pryanishnikov-Institute for Agrochemistry, Moscow, Russia
Ruhovich, Olga;
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Pryanishnikov-Institute for Agrochemistry, Moscow, Russia
Sychev, Viktor G.;
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Kuban State Agrarian University, Krasnodar, Russia
Sheudzhen, Askhad K.;
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UMR MNHN-CNRS-SU ‘CESCO’, 36, Paris Cedex 05, France
Couvet, Denis;
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Department of Geography, School of Social Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia ; Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Robinson, Guy M.;
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Institute of Soil Research, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
Blum, Winfried;
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Department of Water Protection, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University Poznań, Poznań, Poland
Joniak, Tomasz;
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University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
Eisendle, Ursula;
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Department of Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
Trovato, Maria Gabriella;
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Soil Science Institute, Belgrade, Serbia
Salnjikov, Elmira;
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Research Institute for Post-Mining Landscapes (FIB), Finsterwalde, Germany
Haubold-Rosar, Michael;
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Research Institute for Post-Mining Landscapes (FIB), Finsterwalde, Germany
Knoche, Dirk;
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Universität Hamburg, Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability World Forestry, Hamburg, Germany
Köhl, Michael;
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Faculty of Engineering and Science, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Kent, UK
Bartlett, Debbie;
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Julius Kuehn Institute (JKI), Institute for Strategies and Technology Assessment, Kleinmachnow, Germany
Hoffmann, Jörg;
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ECT Oekotoxikologie GmbH, Flörsheim, Germany
Römbke, Jörg;
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German Environment Agency, Dessau-Rosslau, Germany
Glante, Frank;
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Department of Geobotany and Plant Ecology, Faculty of Biology, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
Sumina, Olga I.;
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Kazakh Research Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry Named After U. U. Uspanov, Almaty, Kazakhstan ; Research Centre for Ecology and Environment of Central Asia (Almaty, )Almaty, Kazakhstan
Saparov, Abdulla;
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Biodiversity Conservation Center, Moscow, Russia
Bukvareva, Elena;
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Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg, Russia
Terleev, Vitaly V.;
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Agrophysical Research Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia
Topaj, Alex G.;
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Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Kienast, Felix

A new geological epoch has begun—the Anthropocene. Huge anthropogenic transformations of terrestrial landscapes over the past five decades have forced its declaration. Exploring of interaction of humans with nature in general, and with landscapes in particular, can be characterised properly by the terms ‘landscape research’ and ‘landscape science’. Landscape science has been a traditional scientific discipline of geography. This is the case in Russia, whilst the terms geo-ecology and landscape ecology have become established in the English-speaking scientific community. As landscapes are multifunctional, highly complex systems, landscape research is a platform for disciplinary, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research. Landscape research in the Anthropocene must aim to combine landscape sustainability with high quality and productivity. This mission is in accord with the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations and the provisions of the Landscape Convention of the European Council. It includes halting landscape degradation, developing cultural landscapes and maintaining semi-natural landscapes. Clean water and air, fertile and healthy soils for food and other ecosystem services and a green and biodiverse environment are attributes of landscapes for the survival and well-being of humans in coexistence with nature. Landscape research must generate knowledge, innovations and responsible decision rules for achieving these aims. Big data gathering and scenario modelling are important for knowledge generation in a globalised world. International long-term experiments, observatories and monitoring systems will deliver data for comprehensive ecosystem models and decision support systems. Technical innovations must be imbedded in cultural solutions for the evolvement of landscapes. Springer International’s new book series ‘Innovations in Landscape Research’ aims to support better understanding, monitoring and managing landscapes. It contains a multitude of approaches and data. Some focus is on technical innovations for agri-environmental monitoring, on land and water management and its implications for landscape sustainability. Authors present novel tools for ecosystem modelling and forecasting of landscape processes, and on creating knowledge, rules and approaches for handling the multifunctionality of landscapes. The coming book series may serve as a knowledge, data and communication basis for informed decisions regarding the development of landscapes. It will enlarge our horizon and field of action by building bridges between scientific communities, scientific disciplines, and researchers and citizens.

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