This restless enemy of all fertility’
Exploring paradigms of coastal dune management in Western Europe over the last 700 years
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8963005 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michèle L Clarke (School of Geography University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RD, corresponding author), Helen M Rendell (Department of Geography Loughborough University Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 3TU) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 414-429 |
| Publication date | 2014-08-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-2754 • E-ISSN: 1475-5661 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/tran.12067 |
| OpenAlex | W1966209573 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 33 |
Drifting sand has inundated settlements and damaged agricultural land along the coasts of Western Europe for the last 700 years. The need to control sand migration has been an important driver of the management of coastal sand dunes and here we analyse original archival materials to provide new insights into historically changing coastal dune management practices. Records of coastal sand movement in Denmark, The Netherlands, Britain, Ireland and France were reviewed and three distinct management approaches were identified. The ways in which these approaches have played out in space and time were examined with particular reference to records from landed estates in Britain and Ireland. We demonstrate how historical evidence can be used to inform contemporary debates on dune management strategy and practice. We propose a new place‐based approach to the future management of coastal dunes that can incorporate both expert and locally produced ‘knowledges’ and that is underpinned by an understanding of how both natural forces and human interventions have shaped these dune landscapes over time
Archaeology · Coastal management · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Fertility · Geography · Human settlement · Natural (archaeology · Population · Sand dune stabilization · Sociology · Aeolian processes and effects · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Ecology · Environmental Science · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,56 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |