Nature Conservation Approaches inCultural Landscapes of EuropeDissertationzurErlangung des Doktorgradesder Naturwissenschaften(Dr. rer. nat.)demFachbereich Biologie der Philipps-Universität Marburgvorgelegt vonRainer Müssneraus MarburgMarburg/Lahn 2005_________________________________________________________________________NATURE CONSERVATION IN CULTURAL LANDSCAPES INTRODUCTIONNature Conservation Approaches in Cultural Landscapes of Europe1 Introduction___________________________________________________42 Research and development objectives of the current thesis ___________73 Europe’s contribution to a global conservation strategy _____________113.1 The nature of cultural landscapes.....................................................................133.2 Nature conservation in cultural landscapes – inside and outsideprotected areas..........................................174 General framework of nature conservation ________________________234.1 Sustainability and Biodiversity..........................................................................234.2 Spatial and temporal scales...............244.3 Operationalisation and regionalisation of Biodiversity..254.4 Normative decision making in Cultural landscapes........................................284.5. Planning approach and land use approach.....................304.6 Reality of landscape planning and agricultural land use in...........................