The Bio-Politics of the Danube Delta

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Kristof Van Assche, Constantin Iordachi, – Nature, Culture and the Biopolitics of the Danube Delta
I. PHYSICAL LANDSCAPE

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

II. HISTORICAL LANDSCAPE

1. Nicolae Panin, Willem Overmars – Recent Development of the Danube Delta: Evaluation of Existing Cartographic Documents
2. Ştefan Constantinescu – Various Approaches to the Danube Delta: From Maps to Reality

III. CULTURAL-POLITICAL LANDSCAPE

1. Petruţa Teampău, Kristof Van Assche – Pirates, Fish and Tourists. The Life of Post-Communist Sulina
2. Tanya Richardson – (In)Accessible Land: The Changing Practice and Regulation of Gardening in the Reed Beds of Ukraine’s Danube Delta
3. Alexander Prigarin – Fishing Traditions Among Old Believers in the Danube Delta: Survival Strategies during the 19th Century
4. Cosmina Timoce – Romanians and Lippovans in Sulina: Prismatic Identifications and Contexts for Generating Cultural Comparison
5. Natalia Serebriannikova – Traditional Medicine and its Evolution in Southern Bessarabia
6. 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

IV. POLICY-PLANNING LANDSCAPE

1. Bart Schultz – Some Aspects of Water Management and land Reclamation in the Danube Delta
2. Paul Goriup, Natasha Goriup – The Evolution of Policies and Institutions for the Conservation of the Ukrainian Danube Delta
3. Iulian Nichersu – Towards a Master plan: Support for Sustainable Development in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve
4. 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
5. 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.