Publisher Description

Pastoralism is a diffused and ancient form of human subsistence and probably one of the most studied by anthropologists at the crossroads between continuities and transformations. The present critical discourse on sustainable and responsible development implies a change of practices, a huge socio-economic transformation, and the return of new shepherds and herders in different European regions. Transhumance and extensive breeding are revitalized as a potential resource for inner and rural areas of Europe against depopulation and as an efficient form of farming deeply influencing landscape and functioning as a perfect eco-system service. This book is an occasion to reconsider grazing communities' frictions in the new global heritage scenario.

Author Biography

Letizia Bindi has been a professor of Cultural and Social Anthropology at several Italian Universities and a visiting scholar in Spanish, French, Polish and other non-European Universities. In 2009 received the Tanturri Foundation Prix for Anthropological and Popular Traditions Studies. She is presently a professor at the University of Molise, Italy.

Table of Contents

List of FiguresForeword
Tim IngoldIntroduction
Letizia BindiPart I: Pastoralism as a Bio-Cultural Heritage?Chapter 1. Transhumance in Greece: Multifunctionality as an Asset for Sustainable Development
Athanasios RagkosChapter 2. The Conflict of Nomadic Pastoralism on Sheep Tracks In Piedmont Po Plain (CollinaPo Biosphere Reserve)
Dino Genovese, Luca Battaglini and Ippolito OstellinoChapter 3. Between Two Different Worlds: Pastoralism and Protected Natural Areas in Provence-Alpes-Côte D'azur
Patrick Fabre and Jean Claude DuclosChapter 4. Reintroducing Bears and Restoring Shepherding Practices. The Production of a Wild Heritage Landscape in the Central Pyrenees
Lluìs Ferrer and Ferran Pons-RagaChapter 5. Transhumance in Kelmend, Northern Albania. Traditions, contemporary challenges and sustainable development
Martine WolffChapter 6. Revisiting Transhumance from Stilfs, South Tyrol, Italy: The Everyday Diverse Economy Of A Forgotten Alternative Food Network
Annalisa Colombino and Jeffrey John PowersPart II: Discontinuities and TransformationsChapter 7. Transhumance is the New Black. Fragile Rangelands and Local Regenerations
Letizia BindiChapter 8. Continuities and Disruptions in Transhumance Practices in the Silesian Beskids: The Case of Koniaków Village
Katarzyna Marcol and Maciej KurczChapter 9. Contemporary Transformation of The Pastoral System In The Romanian Carpathian: A Case Study From Maramures Region
Cosmin Marius Ivascu and Anamaria IugaChapter 10. Mountain Pasture in Friuli: Past and Present (Italy)
Špela Ledinek LozejChapter 11. From Nomadism to Ranching Economy: Reindeer Transhumance among the Finnish Sámi
Nuccio Mazzullo and Hannah Strauss-MazzulloChapter 12. Wandering Shepherds: New and Old Transhumances in Sardinia and Sicily
Sebastiano ManniaChapter 13. The Coexistence of Transhumance Shepherding Practices and Tourism on Bielašnica Mountain in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Manca Filak and iga GorišekAfterword: Desire for Transhumance
Cyril IsnardIndex

Review

"The book efficiently presents links between local practice, landscape conservation, and cultural heritage, as needs to be sustained and promoted at a European scale for sustainable tourism, local development, and rural communities." • Luca Battaglini, University of Padova

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"The book efficiently presents links between local practice, landscape conservation, and cultural heritage, as needs to be sustained and promoted at a European scale for sustainable tourism, local development, and rural communities." * Luca Battaglini, University of Padova

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