Rural change and sustainability
Subtitle: agriculture, the environment and communities
By: edited by Stephen Essex ... [et al.].
Contributors: Essex, Stephen.
Publisher: CABI
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780851990828
Subjects: Rural development -- Environmental aspects -- Congresses; Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Congresses; Rural geography -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses.
Description: "This book draws upon selected, revised and edited papers from a conference of rural geographers from the UK, the USA and Canada, held at the Universities of Plymouth and Exeter. It focuses on rural regions that are facing conflicting demands, pressures and challenges, having far-reaching implications for rural space and society. Themes that occur throughout the book include agricultural change, environmental issues, rural communities, governance and globalization, and rural responses to these."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.