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Globalisation and Agricultural Landscapes: Change Patterns and Policy trends in Developed Countries
Simon Swaffield
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Description for Globalisation and Agricultural Landscapes: Change Patterns and Policy trends in Developed Countries
hardcover. Analysis of the dynamic relationship between agricultural landscapes and the global change processes by which they are being transformed. Editor(s): Primdahl, Jorgen; Swaffield, Simon. Series: Cambridge Studies in Landscape Ecology. Num Pages: 292 pages, 58 b/w illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFH; JFFS; RNF; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 183 x 16. Weight in Grams: 732.
Whilst agricultural landscapes are products of the local ecosystem and community in which they are situated, they are becoming increasingly affected by the same global issues, and are converging under the dynamics of globalisation. Combining landscape ecological research and an examination of relevant public policy, this book investigates the dynamic relationship between agricultural landscapes and the global change processes, such as urbanisation, by which they are being transformed. Landscape change is analysed in the context of biophysical patterns, market dynamics, and specific public policy frameworks, through a series of case studies from different OECD countries spanning Europe, Asia Pacific and ... Read more
Whilst agricultural landscapes are products of the local ecosystem and community in which they are situated, they are becoming increasingly affected by the same global issues, and are converging under the dynamics of globalisation. Combining landscape ecological research and an examination of relevant public policy, this book investigates the dynamic relationship between agricultural landscapes and the global change processes, such as urbanisation, by which they are being transformed. Landscape change is analysed in the context of biophysical patterns, market dynamics, and specific public policy frameworks, through a series of case studies from different OECD countries spanning Europe, Asia Pacific and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Studies in Landscape Ecology
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521517898
SKU
V9780521517898
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99-12
About Simon Swaffield
Jørgen Primdahl is Professor of Countryside and Landscape Planning at the Danish Centre for Forest, Landscape and Planning, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. He is a leading European specialist on agricultural landscape change and landscape stewardship policies. He is currently involved in international research concerning public policy interventions and the interface of globalisation and local landscape sustainability. Simon Swaffield is Professor ... Read more
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