The greening of rural policy

Book · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:7143443

Harper, S ^[1]

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1. Royal Holloway Coll., London (United Kingdom)

A broad, interdisciplinary collection of essays written by prominent researchers. This book surveys essential environmental issues in rural areas of the developed world using case-study material from the UK, USA and Sweden. Looks at the ecological implications of agriculture, land-use, energy, social change and politics, touching on such vital problems as industrial farming, counter-urbanization, the global commons and conflict resolutions in land-use. Emphasizes how planning regimes must be modified to take account of environmental imperatives.

• OSTI ID: 7143443
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290200 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Economics & Sociology
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Health
& Safety
290500 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Research
Development
Demonstration
& Commercialization
AGRICULTURE
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DOCUMENT TYPES
ECOLOGY
ENERGY POLICY
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
EUROPE
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
INDUSTRY
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
LAND USE
LEARNING
MANUALS
NORTH AMERICA
PLANNING
POLITICAL ASPECTS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
RURAL AREAS
SCANDINAVIA
SOCIOLOGY
SURVEYS
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM
USA