On Farms And Rural Communities

Author : Guy Robinson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781317047674

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Sustainable Rural Systems by Guy Robinson Pdf

In a neo-liberal era where society in the Developed World is reliant on mass-produced cheap foods, and living standards are based on high consumption of non-renewable energy and materials, this book investigates the growing significance of sustainable systems in rural areas. Drawing on a wide range of topical case studies, primarily in the UK, it provides an in-depth analysis of the progress made towards sustainability within rural systems, focusing specifically upon sustainable agriculture and sustainable rural communities. The authors provide an overview of the various systems of sustainability currently being applied in the Developed World. They highlight key environmental, economic and social issues, including post-productivism, 'alternative' food networks, organic farming, GM foods, conservation, rural development programmes, sustainable tourism, local training schemes and community participation. The various studies provide important lessons in the ongoing search for greater sustainability and suggest positive directions for future policy practice.

Author : Stephen Essex
Publisher : CABI
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0851990827

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Rural Change and Sustainability by Stephen Essex Pdf

1. Rural change and sustainability: key themes - Andrew Gilg, Stephen Essex and Richard Yarwood. 2. Fordism rampant: the model and reality, as applied to production, processing and distribution in the North American agro-food system - Michael Troughton. 3. Feedlot growth in Southern Alberta: a neo-fordist interpretation - Ian MacLachlan. 4. People and hogs: agricultural restructuring and the contested countryside in agro-Manitoba - Douglas Ramsey, John Everitt and Lyndenn Behm. 5. Global markets, local foods: the paradoxes of aquaculture - Joan Marshall. 6. Alternative or conventional? An examination of specialist livestock production systems in the Scottish-English borders - Brian Ilbery and Damian Maye. 7. Agritourism: selling traditions of local food production, family, and rural Americana to maintain family farming heritage - Deborah Che, Gregory Veeck, and Ann Veeck. 8. Re-imaging agriculture: making the case for farming at the agricultural show - Lewis Holloway. 9. Stewardship, 'proper' farming and environmental gain: contrasting experiences of agri-environmental schemes in Canada and the EU - Guy M. Robinson. 10. Stemming the urban tide: policy and attitudinal changes for saving the Canadian countryside - Hugh J Gayler. 11. Vulnerability and sustainability concerns for the U.S. High Plains - Lisa M. Butler Harrington, Kansas State University. 12. Environmental ghost towns - Chris Mayla. 13. Interpreting family farm change and the agricultural importance of rural communities: evidence from Ontario, Canada - John Smithers. 14. Engagement with the land: redemption of the rural residence Ffantasy? - Kirsten Valentine Cadieux. 15. Mammoth Cave National Park and rural economic development - Katie Algeo. 16. Assessing variation in rural America's housing stock: case studies from growing and declining areas - Holly R. Barcus. 17. The geography of housing needs of low income persons in rural Canada - David Bruce. 18. Social change in rural North Carolina - Owen J. Furuseth. 19. Finding the 'region' in rural regional governance - Ann K. Deakin. 20. Corporate-community relations in the tourism sector: a stakeholder perspective - Alison M Gill and Peter W Williams. 21. Resource town transition: debates after closure - Greg Halseth. 22. Narratives of community-based resource management in the American West - Randall K. Wilson. 23. Youth, partnerships and participation - Christine Corcoran. 24. Conclusion - John Smithers and Randall Wilson.

Author : Jerry Apps
Publisher : Fulcrum Publishing
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2024-03-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781682754658

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On Farms and Rural Communities by Jerry Apps Pdf

A clarion call to recognize the importance of rural farming communities and to build a new agriculture policy for our future In a twenty-first-century landscape marked by unprecedented challenges, the relevance of agriculture and farms has never been more apparent. From the unsettling shortages experienced during the pandemic to recent fluctuations in the cost and availability of basic grocery items due to historic droughts and climate impacts, Americans are being reminded daily of the importance of rural communities. And yet, the reality of these farm communities and farm policy is foreign to many Americans. Written from the unique perspective of best-selling author Jerry Apps, a farmer and noted historian, On Farms and Rural Communities: An Agricultural Ethic For the Future is a poignant testament to the enduring importance of this vital part of our nation and a call to shape agricultural policy for the present and future.& Jerry Apps takes a comprehensive look at the historical, present-day, and future significance of rural communities. With insightful analysis of critical issues such as agriculture, land utilization, demographic shifts, and socioeconomic and cultural factors, Apps highlights the urgent need to restore and better appreciate our rural communities. He urges the creation of an agricultural ethic that looks at the land and the people, celebrating all that has made American farming an essential part of our history while positioning it for a brighter future. The book is a must-read for all Americans, proving insight and hope for our agricultural future.

Author : Charles Thompson, Jr.
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781603589130

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Going Over Home by Charles Thompson, Jr. Pdf

Booklist Editors’ Choice “Best Books of 2019” An intimate portrait of the joys and hardships of rural life, as one man searches for community, equality, and tradition in Appalachia Charles D. Thompson, Jr. was born in southwestern Virginia into an extended family of small farmers. Yet as he came of age he witnessed the demise of every farm in his family. Over the course of his own life of farming, rural education, organizing, and activism, the stories of his home place have been his constant inspiration, helping him identify with the losses of others and to fight against injustices. In Going Over Home, Thompson shares revelations and reflections, from cattle auctions with his grandfather to community gardens in the coal camps of eastern Kentucky, racial disparities of white and Black landownership in the South to recent work with migrant farm workers from Latin America. In this heartfelt first-person narrative, Thompson unpacks our country’s agricultural myths and addresses the history of racism and wealth inequality and how they have come to bear on our nation’s rural places and their people.

Author : Nobuyoshi Yasunaga,Norikazu Inoue
Publisher : Springer
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9811573514

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Farm and Rural Community Management in Less Favored Areas by Nobuyoshi Yasunaga,Norikazu Inoue Pdf

This is the first book to focus on farm and rural community management in less favored areas of Japan. It provides an economic framework for, and empirical findings on, rural community management in terms of the distribution of rural resources, efficiency of farmland conservation, community development through agribusinesses, and utilization of human resources for the sustainability of rural society. The topics addressed include organic farming, the added value of locally processed foods, broad-based community agreement under a direct payment policy, forms of community vitalization, new farmers, farm diversification, redistribution of local resources among farmers by establishing farm organizations, community business, community hubs formed by multiple communities, and stakeholders who have migrated from urban to rural areas.The book is divided into four parts. Part I examines the relationship between regional agriculture and the conservation of farmland, including in hilly and mountainous areas. Part II deals with the improvement of farm resource management, particularly the redistribution of agricultural resources within multiple communities. In turn, Part III focuses on agribusinesses, especially the production of locally processed foods and community business. Lastly, Part IV addresses the sustainability of rural society, and discusses rural community development through community hubs, community-based rural tourism, and immigrated stakeholders. In each part, the peculiarities and commonalities of rural communities are explored by comparing the results of these studies with domestic and international studies.This book is highly recommended to readers who are concerned with the development of agriculture and community, resource conservation in less favored areas, and the theoretical and empirical aspects of agricultural and resource economics, as well as to those who wish to better understand rural communities in Japan.

Author : Joseph J. Molnar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429712326

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Agricultural Change by Joseph J. Molnar Pdf

This book examines the impact of the rise and fall of new commodities, production technologies, and shifting government policies on individuals and farm families in the rural South and the interrelationship between agricultural change and community change.

Author : Guy Robinson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781317047681

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Sustainable Rural Systems by Guy Robinson Pdf

In a neo-liberal era where society in the Developed World is reliant on mass-produced cheap foods, and living standards are based on high consumption of non-renewable energy and materials, this book investigates the growing significance of sustainable systems in rural areas. Drawing on a wide range of topical case studies, primarily in the UK, it provides an in-depth analysis of the progress made towards sustainability within rural systems, focusing specifically upon sustainable agriculture and sustainable rural communities. The authors provide an overview of the various systems of sustainability currently being applied in the Developed World. They highlight key environmental, economic and social issues, including post-productivism, 'alternative' food networks, organic farming, GM foods, conservation, rural development programmes, sustainable tourism, local training schemes and community participation. The various studies provide important lessons in the ongoing search for greater sustainability and suggest positive directions for future policy practice.

Author : Ken Meter
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781642831474

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Building Community Food Webs by Ken Meter Pdf

Our current food system has decimated rural communities and confined the choices of urban consumers. Even while America continues to ramp up farm production to astounding levels, net farm income is now lower than at the onset of the Great Depression, and one out of every eight Americans faces hunger. But a healthier and more equitable food system is possible. In Building Community Food Webs, Ken Meter shows how grassroots food and farming leaders across the U.S. are tackling these challenges by constructing civic networks. Overturning extractive economic structures, these inspired leaders are engaging low-income residents, farmers, and local organizations in their quest to build stronger communities. Community food webs strive to build health, wealth, capacity, and connection. Their essential element is building greater respect and mutual trust, so community members can more effectively empower themselves and address local challenges. Farmers and researchers may convene to improve farming practices collaboratively. Health clinics help clients grow food for themselves and attain better health. Food banks engage their customers to challenge the root causes of poverty. Municipalities invest large sums to protect farmland from development. Developers forge links among local businesses to strengthen economic trade. Leaders in communities marginalized by our current food system are charting a new path forward. Building Community Food Webs captures the essence of these efforts, underway in diverse places including Montana, Hawai‘i, Vermont, Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, and Minnesota. Addressing challenges as well as opportunities, Meter offers pragmatic insights for community food leaders and other grassroots activists alike.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Agriculture and state
ISBN : MINN:319510030688219

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Agricultural Communities by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Rural Development Institute
Page : 523 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Agriculture and state
ISBN : 9781895397819

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Geographical Perspectives on Sustainable Rural Change by Anonim Pdf

"This book focuses on three multi-faceted aspects of rural sustainability: farms and farming, the remaking of rural communities and rural spaces, and policy and action in rural development. The research is focused on three global regions: North America, the United Kingdom and Ireland, and Australia."--back cover.

Author : Alexander Mackay Ervin,Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Saskatchewan
Publisher : Saskatoon : Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Saskatchewan
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : PSU:000054385306

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Beyond Factory Farming by Alexander Mackay Ervin,Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Saskatchewan Pdf

Author : M. F. Bunce,Michael J. Troughton
Publisher : Downsview, Ont. : Department of Geography, Atkinson College, York University
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UOM:39015010443300

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The Pressures of Change in Rural Canada by M. F. Bunce,Michael J. Troughton Pdf

Author : John MacDougall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1913
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : MINN:31951000946834J

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Rural Life in Canada : Its Trend and Tasks by John MacDougall Pdf

Author : Kendall M. Thu,E. Paul Durrenberger
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0791438872

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Pigs, Profits, and Rural Communities by Kendall M. Thu,E. Paul Durrenberger Pdf

Focuses on swine production to illuminate the processes of agricultural industrialization as a whole and its consequences for the social, economic, human, environmental, and political health of the rural US. Politicians, farmers, a veterinarian, a medical psychologist, an agricultural economist, a biological ecologist, a farm organization president, and anthropologists contribute their perspectives within the framework of Walter Goldschmidt's research on food production. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Rural development
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045098790

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Rural Area Revitalization by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Pdf