The Rural-urban Fringe

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Author: Kenneth B. Beesley

Publisher: Downsview, Ont. : Department of Geography, Atkinson College, York University

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 492

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Contested Countryside

Contested Countryside PDF

Author: Owen J. Furuseth

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 312

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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 with papers concentrating on new policy initiatives which could be usefully applied elsewhere. The book also provides a synopsis of important new developments across the area.

Sustainable Development and the Rural-urban Fringe

Sustainable Development and the Rural-urban Fringe PDF

Author: Kenneth B. Beesley

Publisher: Institute of Urban Studies, University of Winnipeg

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 44

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Examination of the linkage and contradictions within and between the terms sustainable development and the rural-urban fringe. The report begins with a brief discussion of the principal terms, then discusses the concepts from the perspectives of urban-regional and rural areas. It addresses the question of agriculture and urbanization and sustainable agriculture, and life in the rural-urban fringe, including sustainable communities and the satisfaction of the inhabitants. The report concludes with proposals and prospects.

The Rural-Urban Fringe

The Rural-Urban Fringe PDF

Author: Intergovernmental Committee on Urban and Regional Research (Canada)

Publisher: ICURR Press

Published: 1992-01-01

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9781895469202

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A Social Geography of Canada

A Social Geography of Canada PDF

Author: Guy M. Robinson

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 2013-12-30

Total Pages: 508

ISBN-13: 1459727711

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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.