The Bio-Politics of the Danube Delta

Nature, History, Policies

By (author) Constantin Iordachi, Kristof Van Assche Contributions by Denie Augustijn, Sandra Bell, Raoul Beunen, Hans Bressers, tefan Constantinescu, Mihai Doroftei, Paul Goriup, Natasha Goriup, Jenic Hanganu, Iulian Nichersu, Willem Overmars, Alexander Prigarin, Tanya Richardson, Ion Sârbu, Natalia Serebriannikova, Erika Schneider, Bart Schultz, Nicolae Ştefan, Petruţa Teampau, Cosmina Timoce-Mocanu, Joanne Vinke-De Kruijf

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Publication date:

11 December 2014

Length of book:

478 pages

Publisher

Lexington Books

ISBN-13: 9780739195154

In this volume Constantin Iordachi and Kirstof Van Assche take an interdisciplinary look at the history, policy, and culture of the development and politics of the Danube Delta.

I. PHYSICAL LANDSCAPE

Jenică Hanganu, Mihai Doroftei, Ion Sârbu, Nicolae Ştefan – Physical Landscape: Distribution of the Vegetation within the Danube Delta
Erika Schneider – The Impact of the Hydrological Regime on the Diversity of Natural Habitats in the Danube Delta
Jenică Hanganu, Mihai Doroftei – The Importance of Danube Delta Reed Beds – for the Environment and for Use by Humans
Erika Schneider – The Danube Delta: Lessons Learned from Nature Restoration Projects

Nicolae Panin, Willem Overmars – Recent Development of the Danube Delta: Evaluation of Existing Cartographic Documents

Ştefan Constantinescu – Various Approaches to the Danube Delta: From Maps to Reality

Petruţa Teampău, Kristof Van Assche – Pirates, Fish and Tourists. The Life of Post-Communist Sulina

Tanya Richardson – (In)Accessible Land: The Changing Practice and Regulation of Gardening in the Reed Beds of Ukraine’s Danube Delta

Alexander Prigarin – Fishing Traditions Among Old Believers in the Danube Delta: Survival Strategies during the 19th Century

Cosmina Timoce – Romanians and Lippovans in Sulina: Prismatic Identifications and Contexts for Generating Cultural Comparison

Natalia Serebriannikova – Traditional Medicine and its Evolution in Southern Bessarabia

Kristof Van Assche, Sandra Bell, Petruţa Teampău – Birds, Fish and the Traumatic Nature of the Swamp: Concepts of Nature in Regards to the Romanian Danube Delta

Bart Schultz – Some Aspects of Water Management and land Reclamation in the Danube Delta

Paul Goriup, Natasha Goriup – The Evolution of Policies and Institutions for the Conservation of the Ukrainian Danube Delta

Iulian Nichersu – Towards a Master plan: Support for Sustainable Development in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve

Joanne Vinke-de Kruijf, Hans Bressers, Denie Augustijn – Integrated Management of the Lower Danube River: Experiences with the Application of Dutch Policy Concepts and Interactive Planning Methods

Kristof Van Assche, Martijn Duineveld, Raoul Beunen, Petruţa Teampău – Circumscribing Locals: Transformations of Knowledge/ Power and the Governance of the Danube Delta

The insights discovered in this book are bold and we are obligated to listen; they give voice to so many stories that have lacked a voice until now. Van Assche and Iordachi have brought together an extraordinary team of researchers who elevate our knowledge and understanding of this special place, the Danube Delta, and the many issues surrounding it. Now, we need to translate these insights into current and future planning. This volume offers us an enormous opportunity to make that happen.