Demographic Change in Australia's Rural Landscapes - Implications for Society and the Environment (Hardcover, 2010 ed.)

The distribution and re-distribution of people across the landscape has signi cant implications for ecological, economic and social dynamics. Movement of people to urban centres (mostly from rural landscapes, especially in the developing world) is a major global phenomenon. This can result in the de-population of rural landscapes. Conversely, population growth and a changing demographic pro le have been id- ti ed for particular rural landscapes with notable examples from North America, Europe and Australia. Yet we know little of the factors that drive demographic changes in rural landscapes and even less about the implications of these changes. This book examines broad and local-scale patterns of demographic change in rural landscapes, identi es some of the drivers of these changes using Australian case studies or comparisons between Australian and international contexts, and outlines the implications of changes for society and the environment. This book makes a valuable contribution to the literature because it adopts an integrated and interdisciplinary approach by explicitly linking demographic change with environmental, land-use, social and economic factors. This integrated approach was achieved by encouraging interaction among authors writing on similar topics to ensure coherency and complementarity among chapters, and cross-pollination of ideas and perspectives. Chapters are presented as interactive and re ective d- cussions that address the ndings of other contributors; yet, each chapter contains enough background to stand alone as a unique contribution.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Landscape Series, 12
Release date:	December 2010
First published:	2010
Editors:	Gary W Luck • Digby Race • Rosemary Black
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	388
Edition:	2010 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-90-481-9652-4
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Regional geography Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > Plant ecology Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability
LSN:	90-481-9652-3
Barcode:	9789048196524

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