Author: I.R. Bowler
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401734712
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
This book examines the interaction of the dimensions of economy, society, and environment in the context of rural systems. It embraces a wide range of topics, including globalization and reregulation in sustainable food production, conservation and sustainability, the development of sustainable rural communities, and sustainable rural-urban interaction. It is relevant to advanced-level students, teachers, researchers, policymakers and agency workers.
The Sustainability of Rural Systems
Author: I.R. Bowler
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401734712
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
This book examines the interaction of the dimensions of economy, society, and environment in the context of rural systems. It embraces a wide range of topics, including globalization and reregulation in sustainable food production, conservation and sustainability, the development of sustainable rural communities, and sustainable rural-urban interaction. It is relevant to advanced-level students, teachers, researchers, policymakers and agency workers.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401734712
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
This book examines the interaction of the dimensions of economy, society, and environment in the context of rural systems. It embraces a wide range of topics, including globalization and reregulation in sustainable food production, conservation and sustainability, the development of sustainable rural communities, and sustainable rural-urban interaction. It is relevant to advanced-level students, teachers, researchers, policymakers and agency workers.
Sustainable Rural Systems
Author: Guy Robinson
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317047680
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
In a neo-liberal era where society in the Developed World is reliant on mass-produced cheap foods, and living standards are based on high consumption of non-renewable energy and materials, this book investigates the growing significance of sustainable systems in rural areas. Drawing on a wide range of topical case studies, primarily in the UK, it provides an in-depth analysis of the progress made towards sustainability within rural systems, focusing specifically upon sustainable agriculture and sustainable rural communities. The authors provide an overview of the various systems of sustainability currently being applied in the Developed World. They highlight key environmental, economic and social issues, including post-productivism, 'alternative' food networks, organic farming, GM foods, conservation, rural development programmes, sustainable tourism, local training schemes and community participation. The various studies provide important lessons in the ongoing search for greater sustainability and suggest positive directions for future policy practice.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317047680
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
In a neo-liberal era where society in the Developed World is reliant on mass-produced cheap foods, and living standards are based on high consumption of non-renewable energy and materials, this book investigates the growing significance of sustainable systems in rural areas. Drawing on a wide range of topical case studies, primarily in the UK, it provides an in-depth analysis of the progress made towards sustainability within rural systems, focusing specifically upon sustainable agriculture and sustainable rural communities. The authors provide an overview of the various systems of sustainability currently being applied in the Developed World. They highlight key environmental, economic and social issues, including post-productivism, 'alternative' food networks, organic farming, GM foods, conservation, rural development programmes, sustainable tourism, local training schemes and community participation. The various studies provide important lessons in the ongoing search for greater sustainability and suggest positive directions for future policy practice.
The Sustainability of Rural Systems
Author: Ian Bowler
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789401734721
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789401734721
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The Sustainability of Rural Systems in Developing Countries
Author: E. M. Makhanya
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Rural Sustainability
Author: Qing Tian
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319526855
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
This volume applies the science of complexity to study coupled human-environment systems (CHES) and integrates ideas from the social sciences of climate change into a study of rural development amid flooding and urbanization in the Poyang Lake Region (PLR) of China. Author Qing Tian operationalizes the concept of sustainability and provides useful scientific analyses for sustainable development in less developed rural areas that are vulnerable to climatic hazards. The book uses a new sustainability framework that is centered on the concept of well-being to study rural development in PLR. The PLR study includes three major analyses: (1) a regional assessment of human well-being; (2) an empirical analysis of rural livelihoods; and (3) an agent-based computer model used to explore future rural development. These analyses provide a meaningful view of human development in the Poyang Lake Region and illustrate some of the complex local- and macro-level processes that shape the livelihoods of rural households in the dynamic process of urbanization. They generate useful insights about how government policy might effectively improve the well-being of rural households and promote sustainable development amid social, economic, and environmental changes. This case study has broader implications. Rural populations in the developing world are disproportionally affected by extreme climate events and climate change. Furthermore, the livelihoods of rural households in the developing world are increasingly under the influences of macro-level forces amid urbanization and globalization. This case study demonstrates that rural development policies must consider broader development dynamics at the national (and even global) level, as well as specific local social and environmental contexts. By treating climate as one of many factors that affect development in such places, we can provide policy recommendations that synergistically promote development and reduce climatic impacts and therefore facilitate mainstreaming climate adaptation into development.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319526855
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
This volume applies the science of complexity to study coupled human-environment systems (CHES) and integrates ideas from the social sciences of climate change into a study of rural development amid flooding and urbanization in the Poyang Lake Region (PLR) of China. Author Qing Tian operationalizes the concept of sustainability and provides useful scientific analyses for sustainable development in less developed rural areas that are vulnerable to climatic hazards. The book uses a new sustainability framework that is centered on the concept of well-being to study rural development in PLR. The PLR study includes three major analyses: (1) a regional assessment of human well-being; (2) an empirical analysis of rural livelihoods; and (3) an agent-based computer model used to explore future rural development. These analyses provide a meaningful view of human development in the Poyang Lake Region and illustrate some of the complex local- and macro-level processes that shape the livelihoods of rural households in the dynamic process of urbanization. They generate useful insights about how government policy might effectively improve the well-being of rural households and promote sustainable development amid social, economic, and environmental changes. This case study has broader implications. Rural populations in the developing world are disproportionally affected by extreme climate events and climate change. Furthermore, the livelihoods of rural households in the developing world are increasingly under the influences of macro-level forces amid urbanization and globalization. This case study demonstrates that rural development policies must consider broader development dynamics at the national (and even global) level, as well as specific local social and environmental contexts. By treating climate as one of many factors that affect development in such places, we can provide policy recommendations that synergistically promote development and reduce climatic impacts and therefore facilitate mainstreaming climate adaptation into development.
Progress in Research on Sustainable Rural Systems
Author: Ian Bowler
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781902954035
Category : Agricultural geography
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781902954035
Category : Agricultural geography
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Geographical Perspectives on Sustainable Rural Systems
Author: Hiroshi Sasaki
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rural development
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rural development
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Environment Perception and Sustainable Development in the Atlantic Forest of Southeast Brazil
Author: Scott William Hoefle
Publisher: Montréal : Commission on the Sustainability of Rural Systems, International Geographical Union = Commission sur le développement durable et les systèmes ruraux, Union Géographique Internationale
ISBN: 9789295027008
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
Publisher: Montréal : Commission on the Sustainability of Rural Systems, International Geographical Union = Commission sur le développement durable et les systèmes ruraux, Union Géographique Internationale
ISBN: 9789295027008
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
Sustainability and Change in Rural Australia
Author: Chris Cocklin
Publisher: UNSW Press
ISBN: 9780868406312
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
By addressing themes such as social and economic change, government policy and gender relations, this volume tackles the thematic complexities of sustainability. It attempts to understand how small rural communities have survived in the past, what factors shaped them, and how these factors will impact on their future survival.
Publisher: UNSW Press
ISBN: 9780868406312
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
By addressing themes such as social and economic change, government policy and gender relations, this volume tackles the thematic complexities of sustainability. It attempts to understand how small rural communities have survived in the past, what factors shaped them, and how these factors will impact on their future survival.
Infinite Rural Systems in a Finite Planet
Author: Valerià Paül Carril
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788416954896
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788416954896
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description