The Sustainability of Rural Systems : Geographical Interpretations / edited by I.R. Bowler, C.R. Bryant, C. Cocklin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bowler, I.R., Editor.

Bryant, C.R., Editor.

Cocklin, C., Editor.

International Geographical Union. Commission on the Sustainability of Rural Systems.

Series:

GeoJournal Library, 2215-0072 ; 66

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geography.

Environmental management.

Economic development.

Agriculture.

Environmental Management.

Economic Growth.

Local Subjects:

Geography.

Environmental Management.

Economic Growth.

Agriculture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XIII, 282 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2002.

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Economy, society, and environment comprise the three main dimensions of sustainable development but too often they are considered separately. This book, by comparison, examines the interaction of the three dimensions in the context of rural systems, embracing a wide range of topics, including globalisation and reregulation in sustainable food production, conservation and sustainability, the development of sustainable rural communities, and sustainable rural-urban interaction. An international team of geographers, drawn from the International Geographical Union's Commission on The Sustainability of Rural Systems, summarises the basis of unsustainable rural development in these topics, the remedial policies being pursued, and their own evaluations of the policies. Rather than deal just with generalisations, their analyses are illustrated by detailed case studies drawn from a variety of rural systems in both developed and developing countries.

Contents:

1. Introduction

I: Interpreting sustainability

2. Developing indicators of ‘sustainability’

3. Nature, society and sustainability

4. The ‘wild’, the market and the native: indigenous issues in wildlife utilisation and management

II: Globalisation, restructuring and sustainability

5. Globalisation, food regimes and rural networks

6. Restructuring, regulation and sustainability

7. Enterprises and commodity chains

III: Environmental imperatives

8. Conservation and sustainability

9. Sustainable farming systems

10. Planning for sustainable rural land use systems

IV: Rurality, community and development

11. Rural population and services

12. Sustainable rural communities and rural development

13. Urban and rural interactions and rural community renewal

14. Conclusion.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

ISBN:

94-017-3471-2