Sustaining Agriculture and Rural Communities

Covers a variety of topics in research in rural sociology and development.

Table des matières

Researching the sustainability of agriculture and rural communities, Harry K. Scharzweller and Thomas A. Lyson; Twentieth century agricultural and environmental transitions - a preliminary analysis, Frederick H. Buttel; competing paradigms - an overview and analysis of the alternative conventional agricultural debate, Curtis E. Beus; Missouri farmers and pesticide use - a diversity of viewpoints, Douglas H. Constance, Jere L. Gilles, J. Sandford Rikoon and Ernest B. Perry; prospects for a sustainable agriculture in the Northeast rural/urban fringe, Max J. Pfeffer and Mark B. Lapping; fighting and uphill battle - population pressure and declining land productivity in Rwanda, Daniel C. Clay; policy instruments designed to foster sustainable agriculture - an appraisal, Alan W. Black; seasonal and local diets - consumer's role in achieving a sustainable food system, Jennifer L. Wilkins; sustainable agriculture and prospects for rural community development in the United States, Gilbert W. Gillespie, Jr.; labour exchange among dairy farmers - lessons from the past for a more sustainable future, Douglas Harper and Thomas A. Lyson; reinvigorating rural economies, Frederick Kirschenmann; social capital and sustainability - agriculture and communities in the Great Plains and Corn Belt, Cornelia Butler Flora; some South Asian illustrations of policy issues in sustainable rural development, Nancy W. Axinn and George H. Axinn; biographical sketches.

Résumé

Covers a variety of topics in research in rural sociology and development.

Détails du produit

• Collaboration: Daniel C. Clay (Editeur), Daniel C. Clay (Editeur), C. Clay Daniel C. Clay (Editeur), Thomas A. Lyson (Editeur), Harry K. Schwarzweller (Editeur)
• Edition: Jai Press Inc.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 26.10.1995
• EAN: 9781559384582
• ISBN: 978-1-55938-458-2
• Pages: 292
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 240 mm x 20 mm
• Poids: 605 g
• Thème: Research in Rural Sociology an
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences naturelles en général; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences sociales en général