Contested Countryside: The Rural Urban Fringe in North AmericaOwen J. Furuseth, Mark B. Lapping 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. |
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Contesting the countryside and changing social | 33 |
Purchase of development rights program | 93 |
Innovative approaches to farmland preservation | 113 |
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