The sustainability of rural systems
Subtitle: geographical interpretations
By: edited by I.R. Bowler, C.R. Bryant, C. Cocklin.
Contributors: Bowler, Ian R.; Bryant, C. R., 1945-; Cocklin, Chris.; International Geographical Union. Commission on the Sustainability of Rural Systems.
Series: The GeoJournal library -- v. 66
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Dordrecht; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
Subjects: Rural development -- Environmental aspects; Sustainable development; Sustainable agriculture; Land use, Rural -- Planning; Regional economics; Rural population
Notes: "A study initiated by the International Geographical Union's Commission on the Sustainability of Rural Systems."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction / C. Cocklin, I. Bowler, and C. Bryant; title: Part I, Interpreting sustainability. 2. Developing indicators of 'sustainability' / W. Smith; title: 3. Nature, society, and sustainability / G.M. Robinson; title: 4. The 'wild, ' the market, and the native : indigenous issues in wildlife utilisation and management / M. Langton; title: Part II, Globalisation, restructuring, and sustainability. 5. Globalisation, food regimes, and rural networks / R. Le Heron; title: 6. Restructuring, regulation, and sustainability / N. Lewis, W. Moran, and C. Cocklin; title: 7. Enterprises and commodity chains / M. Troughton; title: Part III, Environmental imperatives. 8. Conservation and sustainability / M. Tilzey; title: 9. Sustainable farming systems / I. Bowler; title: 10. Planning for sustainable rural land use systems / H. van Lier; title: Part IV, Rurality, community, and development. 11. Rural population and services / A. Joseph; title: 12. Sustainable rural communities and rural development / R. Epps; title: 13. Urban and rural interactions and rural community renewal / C. Bryant; title: 14. Conclusion / C. Bryant, I. Bowler, and C. Cocklin.