Contested Countryside
The Rural Urban Fringe in North America
Published on 9. August 1999
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-1-85972-662-4 (ISBN)
Description
An edited series of research papers reflecting the more haphazard nature of rural policy in North America which lacks a unifying national policy. The focus is on experience at the State or Provincial level, concentrating on new policy initiatives which could be usefully applied elsewhere.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
figures, tables, index
Dimensions
Height: 159 mm
Width: 227 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85972-662-4 (9781859726624)
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Content
Introduction and overview, Mark B. Lapping and Owen J. Furuseth; unsettled views about the fringe - rural-urban or urban-rural frontiers?, Ivonne Audirac; contesting the countryside and changing social composition in the greater Toronto area, Gerald Walker; agriculture land preservation in North America - a review and survey of expert opinion, Ken B. Beesley; purchase of development rights programme, the Northeast experience, Donn A. Derr and Pritam S. Dhillon; innovative approaches to farmland preservation, Adesoji O. Adelaja and Brian J. Schilling; the exurban battleground, Arthur C. Nelson; disentangling policy, governance and local contention over change in Vancouver's rural urban fringe, Greg Halseth; planning for environmental responsibility and equity - a critical appraisal of rural-urban relations in the New York City watershed, Max J. Pfeffer and Linda P. Wagenet; is urban agriculture sustainable in Hartford, Connecticut?, Rachel A. Nugent; anyone home? building conservationists into the agrarian countryside, Robert McCallister; preserving open space on the rural urban fringe - the role of land trusts, Marci S. Whittaker.