Description |
xii, 298 pages : maps ; 24 cm |
Contents |
Introduction/ Jacqui Dibden and Chris Cocklin -- Rural communities and sustainability/ Alan Black -- Rural sustainability in historical perspective/ Graeme Davison -- The state rural populations/ Graeme Hugo -- The changing social framework/ Peter Smailes, Trevor Griffin and Neil Argent -- Globalisation, agricultural production systems and rural restructuring/ Geoffrey Lawrence -- The changing economics of rural communities/ Richard Stayner -- Gender perspectives in Australian rural community life/ Margaret Alston -- Social exclusion in rural Australia/ Margaret Alston -- Natural capital and the sustainability of rural communities/Chris Cocklin -- Government policy and rural sustainability/Matthew Tonts -- Community development/ Jacqui Dibden and Lynda Cheshire -- Challenges for individual and collective action/ Ian Gray -- Conclusion/ Chris Cocklin and Jacqui Dibden |
Summary |
"Written by some of Australia's leading commentators on the rural systems, this comprehensive collection of essays explores the multiple factors that underpin the sustainability of rural communities in Australia. By addressing themes such as social and economic change, government policy and gender relations, this volume tackles the thematic complexities of sustainability. At the heart of this discussion lies a desire to understand how small rural communities have survived in the past; how they are shaped by environmental, economic and social factors at present; and how these factors will impact on their survival in the future." -- Book jacket |
Analysis |
Rural populations |
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Sustainable development |
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Economic development |
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Land resources |
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Agriculture policy |
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Statistics |
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Rural urban comparisons |
Notes |
Includes index |
Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [253]-281 |
Subject |
Sustainable development -- Australia.
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Rural population -- Australia.
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Rural development -- Australia.
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SUBJECT |
Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- Rural conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00007670
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Author |
Cocklin, Chris.
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Dibden, Jacqui.
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Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.
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LC no. |
00002610 |
ISBN |
0868406317 : |
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