What is it about?
This articles aims to explain how Basque woodland was managed and organized during the Early Modern Age, from sixteenth to eighteenth centuries.
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Why is it important?
It is important because during the Early Modern period the Basque Country was one of the principal shipbuilding centers, along with an important commercial hub and a iron production area. Al these activities impacted on the Basque forests and shaped them. The case of the Basque Country is important to understand how European woodland evolved and what interests and powers influenced on them and its management.
Perspectives
This research pointed out how forestry was developed in the Basque Country, based in local expertise, much earlier than other areas, and before the development of modern forests in Continental Europe, from nineteenth century onwards.
Alvaro Aragón
Universidad del Pais Vasco
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This page is a summary of: Guided Pollards and the Basque Woodland During the Early Modern Age, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-6159-9_10.
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