4. COMMODITY LANDSCAPES: SOUTHERN ENGLAND

Eric L. Jones

Chapter 4 in Revealed Biodiversity:An Economic History of the Human Impact, 2014, pp 43-59 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: The level topography, tillable soils and reasonable climate of the hinterlands of Amsterdam, Paris and London were undoubtedly superior to areas north and west, yet the influence of these endowments is hard to separate from the effects of urban demand or new husbandry techniques. Intensive methods such as row cultivation and the sowing of various fodder crops spread during the middle ages. In addition, modes of landownership and the organisation of rural society modified the productive character of the soil, distorting and even dominating its raw potential.

Keywords: Biodiversity; Economic History; Birds; Landscape; Environmental History; Nature Conservation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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