The Next Rural Economies
Title | The Next Rural Economies PDF eBook |
Author | Greg Halseth |
Publisher | CABI |
Pages | 315 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1845935810 |
This book discusses the future of rural development and the recognition of the growing importance of 'place-based economies' where the unique attributes and assets of individual places determine their attractiveness for particular types of activities and investments. New understandings of competitiveness and conceptualizations of a new economy underline the importance of making strategic investments in community infrastructure. Doing things, at the local and regional scales, matters and not doing things has consequences. Topics include seasonal economies, amenity migration, IT industries, green energy and transportation developments.
Urban Food Democracy and Governance in North and South
Title | Urban Food Democracy and Governance in North and South PDF eBook |
Author | Alec Thornton |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 345 |
Release | 2019-11-28 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 3030171876 |
“Grounded in the urban politics of the 21st Century world-wide, this thoughtful volume hooks urban food – and especially its production – to social justice in a realistic and manageable way.” —Diana Lee-Smith, Mazingira Institute, Kenya “An excellent international overview of urban food democracy and governance, with impressive geographical reach.” —Andre Viljoen, University of Brighton, UK This edited collection explores urban food democracy as part of a broader policy-based approach to sustainable urban development. Conceptually, governance and social justice provide the analytical framework for a varied array of contributions which critically address issues including urban agriculture, smart cities, human health and wellbeing and urban biodiversity. Some chapters take the form of thematic, issue-based discussions, where others are constituted by empirical case studies. Contributing authors include both academic experts and practitioners who hail from a wide range of disciplines, professions and nations. All offer original research and robust consideration of urban food democracy in cities from across the Global North and South. Taken as a whole, this book makes a significant contribution to understanding the potential enabling role of good urban governance in developing formal urban food policy that is economically and socially responsive and in tune with forms of community-driven adaptation of space for the local production, distribution and consumption of nutritious food.
The Rural-urban Fringe in Canada
Title | The Rural-urban Fringe in Canada PDF eBook |
Author | Kenneth B. Beesley |
Publisher | Rural Development Institute |
Pages | 394 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Land use, Rural |
ISBN | 1895397820 |
Territorial Inequalitie
Title | Territorial Inequalitie PDF eBook |
Author | Magali Talandier |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 324 |
Release | 2024-01-11 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1789451019 |
Spatial planning has embraced the idea of dealing with territorial inequalities by focusing on equipment logic on a national scale, and then economic development on a local scale. Today, this issue is creating new angles of debate with strong political resonances (e.g. Brexit, French gilets jaunes movement). Interpretations of these movements are often quick and binary, such as: the contrast between metropolises and peripheries, between cities and the countryside, between the north and the south or between the east and the west of the European Union. Territorial Inequalities sheds light on the social, political and operational implications of these divergences. The chapters cover the subject at different scales of action and observation (from the neighborhood to the world), but also according to their interdependences. To deal with such a vast and ambitious theme, the preferred approach is that of territorial development in terms of public policy, namely spatial planning.
Social Transformation in Rural Canada
Title | Social Transformation in Rural Canada PDF eBook |
Author | John R. Parkins |
Publisher | UBC Press |
Pages | 430 |
Release | 2012-12-06 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0774823836 |
The rapidly changing nature of life in Canadian rural communities is more than a simple response to economic conditions. People living in rural places are part of a new social agenda characterized by transformation of livelihoods, landscapes, and social relations – these profound changes invite us to reconsider the meanings of community, culture, and citizenship. Social Transformation in Rural Canada presents the work of researchers from a variety of fields who explore the dynamics of social transformation in rural settlements across several regions and sectors of the Canadian landscape. This volume provides a nuanced portrait of how local forms of action, adaptation, identity, and imagination are reshaping aboriginal and non-aboriginal communities in rural Canada. Unlike many previous studies, this work looks at rural communities not simply as places affected by external forces, but as incubators of change and social units with agency and purpose, many of which provide exemplary models for other communities facing challenges of transition.
Discovery of Tourism
Title | Discovery of Tourism PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen L.J. Smith |
Publisher | Emerald Group Publishing |
Pages | 279 |
Release | 2010-05-12 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1849507406 |
Presents the personal histories of some of the world's leading tourism geographers, many of whom pioneered the field. This book includes stories that reveal the diverse personalities, passions, and peculiarities behind the authors' choice of tourism as a specialization. It is also of interest to scholars outside the field of tourism geography.
The Structure and Dynamics of Rural Territories
Title | The Structure and Dynamics of Rural Territories PDF eBook |
Author | C. R. Bryant |
Publisher | Brandon, Man. : Rural Development Institute, Brandon University |
Pages | 348 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Political Science |
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