Description
Book SynopsisWith the decline in rural population from forty percent at the turn of the century, to about 4 percent now, many small towns have been virtually depopulated. However, some communities are planning and taking action to assure their development in sustainable ways.
Table of ContentsPartial table of contents:
RURAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: FRAMEWORKS AND UNDERPINNINGS.
Rural Sustainable Development: A Postmodern Alternative (I.Audirac).
Sustainable Community Development: A Systems Approach (D. Chiras& J. Herman).
RURAL DIVERSITY AND DIVERSITY OF APPROACHES TO COMMUNITYSUSTAINABILITY.
Still Life on the Plains: Strategies for Sustainable Communities(J. Luther).
Community-Based Workshops: Building a Partnership for CommunityVitality (J. Segedy).
ASSESSING THE ALTERNATIVES.
Greenways, Trails, and Rural Sustainability (E. Starnes, etal.).
Economic Analysis of Leaf Management Alternatives for LocalGovernment (D. Derr & P. Dhillon).
About the Authors.
Index.
