By Constantin Iordachi and Kristof Van Assche - Contributions by Denie Augustijn; Sandra Bell; Raoul Beunen; Hans Bressers; ?tefan Constantinescu; Mihai Doroftei; Paul Goriup; Natasha Goriup; Jenica Hanganu; Iulian Nichersu; Willem Overmars; Alexander Pri

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Kristof Van Assche, Constantin Iordachi, - Nature, Culture and the Biopolitics of the Danube Delta
I. PHYSICAL LANDSCAPE
1.Jenic¿ Hanganu, Mihai Doroftei, Ion Sârbu, Nicolae ¿tefan - Physical Landscape: Distribution of the Vegetation within the Danube Delta
2.Erika Schneider - The Impact of the Hydrological Regime on the Diversity of Natural Habitats in the Danube Delta
3.Jenic¿ Hanganu, Mihai Doroftei - The Importance of Danube Delta Reed Beds - for the Environment and for Use by Humans
4.Erika Schneider - The Danube Delta: Lessons Learned from Nature Restoration Projects
II. HISTORICAL LANDSCAPE
5.Nicolae Panin, Willem Overmars - Recent Development of the Danube Delta: Evaluation of Existing Cartographic Documents
6.¿tefan Constantinescu - Various Approaches to the Danube Delta: From Maps to Reality
III. CULTURAL-POLITICAL LANDSCAPE
7.Petrüa Teamp¿u, Kristof Van Assche - Pirates, Fish and Tourists. The Life of Post-Communist Sulina
8.Tanya Richardson - (In)Accessible Land: The Changing Practice and Regulation of Gardening in the Reed Beds of Ukraine's Danube Delta
9.Alexander Prigarin - Fishing Traditions Among Old Believers in the Danube Delta: Survival Strategies during the 19th Century
10.Cosmina Timoce - Romanians and Lippovans in Sulina: Prismatic Identifications and Contexts for Generating Cultural Comparison
11.Natalia Serebriannikova - Traditional Medicine and its Evolution in Southern Bessarabia
12.Kristof Van Assche, Sandra Bell, Petrüa Teamp¿u - Birds, Fish and the Traumatic Nature of the Swamp: Concepts of Nature in Regards to the Romanian Danube Delta
IV. POLICY-PLANNING LANDSCAPE
13.Bart Schultz - Some Aspects of Water Management and land Reclamation in the Danube Delta
14.Paul Goriup, Natasha Goriup - The Evolution of Policies and Institutions for the Conservation of the Ukrainian Danube Delta
15.Iulian Nichersu - Towards a Master plan: Support for Sustainable Development in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve
16.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
17.Kristof Van Assche, Martijn Duineveld, Raoul Beunen, Petrüa Teamp¿u - Circumscribing Locals: Transformations of Knowledge/ Power and the Governance of the Danube Delta