How a riparian landscape finds form and comes alive

If we consider riparian areas as landscapes it means that we consider them as entities whose survival depends on ecological as well as on cultural sustainability. Ecological sustainability requires people's understanding of the role of both diversity and connectivity of riparian areas. Cultural sustainability requires people's attention and care towards diversity and connectivity. It is argued that interaction between ecological and cultural sustainabilities governs riparian management, and that we still have to promote such an interaction. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.