Paper short abstract:

Climate change has an important influence on specificity of rural development in Eurasian area. A data in a history of climate change and local folk cultural heritage (in Nature using) presenting as a resource for discussing ideas on local rural development.

Paper long abstract:

A history of transformations in using a landscape by humans is difficult, because such history depends on social-cultural factors and local changes in climate and environment. A business in rural sector usually respond acuteness on all of these factors. That has determined special attention to this topic. A goal of this presentation is to determine a business' risks in using a particular landscape in the context of the influence of a specific climate. Attention is given to facts in local history of climate and landscape-using. Extremely hot weather became an especially important factor for society, life and business in the last few decades in the Eurasian area. Extremely hot summer period in West and South Europe and in a Central part of European Russia caused a lot of local human' health problems and problems in agricultural business. A history of local landscape-using includes many facts that document extremely hot periods in these areas in the past. Analysis of data derived from taking measures allow researchers to recommend diversification in landscape-using (in particularly expansion of non-agricultural business and tourism), and also eco-protection activity as prospective keys for reducing risks for a business in a local landscape and also for realizing a model of Sustainable Development for these local areas. Special attention will be paid to local folk heritage in Nature using as an important component for understanding a process of co-evolution of human and nature.

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