The Rural-urban Fringe in Canada
Author : Kenneth B. Beesley
Publisher : Rural Development Institute
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 46,54 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Land use, Rural
ISBN : 1895397820
Rural-urban Fringe
Author : C. S. Yadav
Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 42,30 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9788170220329
Book Description
The City's Countryside
Author : C. R. Bryant
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 19,46 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Book Description
The Rural-urban Fringe
Author : Kenneth B. Beesley
Publisher : Downsview, Ont. : Department of Geography, Atkinson College, York University
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 44,5 MB
Release : 1981
Category : History
ISBN :
Book Description
A Social Geography of Canada
Author : Guy M. Robinson
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 21,23 MB
Release : 2013-12-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1459727711
Book Description
This collection of essays focus on subjects which formed the basis of his life's work -- the changing character of Canadian landscape and society, and the urbanization of that society, including aspects of its historical evolution, its present spacial forms and current social issues.
Geographical Perspectives on Sustainable Rural Change
Author :
Publisher : Rural Development Institute
Page : 523 pages
File Size : 36,61 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Agriculture and state
ISBN : 1895397812
Book Description
"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.
Environmental Education
Author : Matthew Etherington
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 43,15 MB
Release : 2023-08-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1666731900
Book Description
This book has a single motif and a dual purpose. Its motif is the portrayal of influential authors within an environmental framework and worldview. The design is presented in different ways in which environmental understandings might be understood. The purposes are to engender in the reader a broad knowledge of some of the ideas and problems inherent in a discussion of nature and the environment and to stimulate the reader to go further into the sources of their tradition and worldview in search of meaning and insights that are uniquely relevant to their philosophy.
Progress in Agricultural Geography (Routledge Revivals)
Author : Michael Pacione
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 40,43 MB
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1134597126
Book Description
In the second half of the twentieth century, significant changes were occurring within the agricultural industry, including an increase in efficiency and government intervention, as well as expanded and more complicated patterns of trade. This comprehensive volume, first published in 1986, reflects how these developments challenged the field of agricultural geography. Considering agricultural innovations, farming systems, government policy and land ownership, this title provides an essential background to students with an interest in agricultural methods, distribution and reform.
Planning Canadian Regions, Second Edition
Author : Gerald Hodge
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 48,7 MB
Release : 2017-01-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0774834161
Book Description
Planning Canadian Regions was the first book to integrate the history, contemporary practice, and emergent issues of regional planning in Canada. This much-anticipated second edition brings the discussion up to date, applying the same thorough analysis to illuminate the rapid changes now shaping our regional landscapes. This new edition draws upon contemporary analyses, projects, and literature to address issues of spatial complexity now facing regional planners in Canada. Special attention is paid to he regional planning dimensions of climate change adaptation and environmental sustainability across Canada, the development inequities faced in peripheral resource regions, the role that Aboriginal peoples must play in the planning of their regions, and the distinctive planning needs of metropolitan regions across the country. This book challenges planners, educators, and policy makers to engage with the latest thinking and strive for best practices in twenty-first century regional planning.
The Life of the North American Suburbs
Author : Jan Nijman
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 13,37 MB
Release : 2020-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 1487520778
Book Description
This is the first comprehensive look at the role of North American suburbs in the last half century, departing from traditional and outdated notions of American suburbia.
