Boisements naturels des terres agricoles en déprise

This document presents an overview of spontaneous afforestation, an approach to development mechanisms, as well as a panorama of the multiple landscape issues at stake - ecological, forest-related, cynegenetic, recreational, etc. Ten technical data sheets pertaining to each of these issues are provided in order to promote a better understanding of the structure, dynamics of spontaneous afforestation and the different types of management possible. An indispensable reference for farmers, managers of natural spaces and forests, decision-makers responsible for land management and environment, as well as scientists, historians, sociologists and students interested in ecology and the management of these new forest spaces.