The rural economy and the British countryside
By: edited by Paul Allanson and Martin Whitby
Contributors: International Institute for Environment and Development
Publisher: Earthscan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Sterling, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9781849710176; 9781853833656
Description: The Rural Economy and the British Countryside offers critical perspectives on the changing profile of rural Britain by leading contributors in the field. It considers the meaning of the term 'rural' and what might constitute a sustainable rural economy; present and future patterns of rural development; the role of markets; natural resource management; agricultural pollution; marketing policies in the agricultural sector; environmental valuation techniques; rural policies and politics; and the future of the rural political economy. Written by a team of experts at the Centre for Rural Economy, which took a leading role in the debate surrounding preparation of the 1995 Rural White Paper, the book is ideal for students of rural and environmental policy, countryside management, planning and recreation, rural geography, and agriculture and environmental studies courses.
Notes: "Earthscan publishes in association with the International Institute for Environment and Development."

Includes bibliographical references and index.