
The Rural Economy and the British Countryside
Earthscan Ltd (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 1. December 1996
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-1-84971-017-6 (ISBN)
Description
Mention of the British countryside commonly evokes visions of pastoral contentment; but the nature of rural Britain has changed dramatically since 1945. The declining importance of farming as a source of income and employment in the course of this century has undermined the simple identity of the rural economy with the agricultural sector. The social composition of many villages has been transformed by incomers who commute to nearby towns and cities for their work. And EU policy is playing an increasingly important role in both the regulation of the countryside and the promotion of development through structural assistance programmes.
The Rural Economy and the British Countryside offers critical perspectives on the changing profile of rural Britain by leading contributors in the field. It considers the meaning of the term rural' and what might constitute a sustainable rural economy; present and future patterns of rural development; the role of markets; natural resource management; agricultural pollution; marketing policies in the a 'cultural sector; environmental valuation techniques; rural policies and politics; and the future of the rural political economy.
Written by a team of experts at the Centre for Rural Economy, which took a leading role in the debate surrounding preparation of the 1995 Pural White Paper, the book is ideal for students of rural and environmental policy, countryside management, planning and recreation, rural geography, and agriculture and environmental studies courses.
The Rural Economy and the British Countryside offers critical perspectives on the changing profile of rural Britain by leading contributors in the field. It considers the meaning of the term rural' and what might constitute a sustainable rural economy; present and future patterns of rural development; the role of markets; natural resource management; agricultural pollution; marketing policies in the a 'cultural sector; environmental valuation techniques; rural policies and politics; and the future of the rural political economy.
Written by a team of experts at the Centre for Rural Economy, which took a leading role in the debate surrounding preparation of the 1995 Pural White Paper, the book is ideal for students of rural and environmental policy, countryside management, planning and recreation, rural geography, and agriculture and environmental studies courses.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84971-017-6 (9781849710176)
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Content
Part I: Rural Resources
? The Role of Markets in the Rural Economy
David Harvey
? Pesticides, Pollution and Sustainability
Neil Ward
? Natural Resource Management: the Case of Heather Moorland
Ben White
? Valuing Environmental Goods in the Countryside
Guy Garrod
? The Role of Marketing Rural Food Products
Christopher Ritson and Sharron Kuznesof
Part II: Rural Economy
? A Sustainable Rural Economy?
Paul Allanson
? The Planning of Rural Britain
Jonathan Murdoch
? Local Rural Development and the LEADER 1 Programme
Christopher Ray
? Losers and Gainers from Rural Policy
Martin Whitby
? Blueprint for a Rural Economy
Philip Lowe
? The Role of Markets in the Rural Economy
David Harvey
? Pesticides, Pollution and Sustainability
Neil Ward
? Natural Resource Management: the Case of Heather Moorland
Ben White
? Valuing Environmental Goods in the Countryside
Guy Garrod
? The Role of Marketing Rural Food Products
Christopher Ritson and Sharron Kuznesof
Part II: Rural Economy
? A Sustainable Rural Economy?
Paul Allanson
? The Planning of Rural Britain
Jonathan Murdoch
? Local Rural Development and the LEADER 1 Programme
Christopher Ray
? Losers and Gainers from Rural Policy
Martin Whitby
? Blueprint for a Rural Economy
Philip Lowe