TABLE OF CONTENTS
Kristof Van Assche, Constantin Iordachi, – Nature, Culture and the Biopolitics of the Danube Delta
I. PHYSICAL LANDSCAPE
Jenica Hanganu, Mihai Doroftei, Ion Sârbu, Nicolae Stefan – Physical Landscape: Distribution of the Vegetation within the Danube DeltaErika Schneider – The Impact of the Hydrological Regime on the Diversity of Natural Habitats in the Danube Delta Jenica Hanganu, Mihai Doroftei – The Importance of Danube Delta Reed Beds – for the Environment and for Use by HumansErika Schneider – The Danube Delta: Lessons Learned from Nature Restoration ProjectsII. HISTORICAL LANDSCAPE
Nicolae Panin, Willem Overmars – Recent Development of the Danube Delta: Evaluation of Existing Cartographic DocumentsStefan Constantinescu – Various Approaches to the Danube Delta: From Maps to RealityIII. CULTURAL-POLITICAL LANDSCAPE
Petruta Teampau, Kristof Van Assche – Pirates, Fish and Tourists. The Life of Post-Communist SulinaTanya Richardson – (In)Accessible Land: The Changing Practice and Regulation of Gardening in the Reed Beds of Ukraine’s Danube DeltaAlexander Prigarin – Fishing Traditions Among Old Believers in the Danube Delta: Survival Strategies during the 19th CenturyCosmina Timoce – Romanians and Lippovans in Sulina: Prismatic Identifications and Contexts for Generating Cultural ComparisonNatalia Serebriannikova – Traditional Medicine and its Evolution in Southern BessarabiaKristof Van Assche, Sandra Bell, Petruta Teampau – Birds, Fish and the Traumatic Nature of the Swamp: Concepts of Nature in Regards to the Romanian Danube DeltaIV. POLICY-PLANNING LANDSCAPE
Bart Schultz – Some Aspects of Water Management and land Reclamation in the Danube DeltaPaul Goriup, Natasha Goriup – The Evolution of Policies and Institutions for the Conservation of the Ukrainian Danube DeltaIulian 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, Petruta Teampau – Circumscribing Locals: Transformations of Knowledge/ Power and the Governance of the Danube Delta