Анотация: The book begins with an overview of the current state of land use practices and the subsequent need for more sustainable land management. New system solutions and management approaches in sustainable land management are presented from a European perspective on land use. The volume also discusses how to use new ways to transfer knowledge between science and practice. New perspectives in sustainable land management and methods for combining knowledge and action are presented to a wide readership in the field of terrestrial and environmental sciences, social sciences and geosciences. (Springer Nature)