Research Catalog

Title

Development issues in marginal regions : processes, technological developments and societal reorganizations / editors R.B. Singh, Roser Majoral.

Publication

Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1996.

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Additional Authors

• Singh, R. B.
• Majoral i Moliné, Roser.
• Singh, R. B. (Ram Babu), 1955-

Description

xiii, 320 p. : ill.; 25 cm.

Summary

• Rapid population growth, demand for increased food resources and political, economic and social stresses have all contributed to building up pressure for development of marginal regions in both developed and developing countries. Ecological issues are also adding up to and increasing marginalization of regions and social groups due to the pressure on natural resources. Broadly speaking marginal regions are perceived in concepts of centre-periphery (fringes) and boundaries and frontiers. In developing countries the marginal regions are the combined effects of ecological, economic and social factors.
• For understanding the above complex issues, the Study Groups on Development Issues in Marginal Regions identified the major concerns: (1) to enhance the understanding of spatially bound development processes and issues and (2) to compare human and resource management approaches in different marginal areas of the world in order to provide the basis for the evolution of strategies and policies resulting in sustainable socio-economic regional development.

Subject

• Economic development > Case studies
• Regional economic disparities > Case studies
• Regional planning > Case studies

Genre/Form

Case studies

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Telecom and Marginality: Modern Technology to Prevent Marginalization? / Walter Leimgruber -- The Future of Marginal Regions: Networking, Knowhow and Integration as Motors for Regional Development / Heikki Jussila and Esko Toiviainen -- Rural Area Typology in Finland -- Marginality within Rural Areas / P. Malinen -- Uncultivated Fields in Finland and Their Utilization Possibilities from the Point of View of Rural Landscape Management / Matti Hakkila -- Journeys to Work in Finland / Toivo Muilu -- The Norwegian "Location Act" -- An Example of the Use of Symbols in Regional Policy / Paul Olav Berg -- Societal Impact of Tourism: Empirical Evidence from Norway / Sigrid Almedal -- Towards a New Micro- and Macroregional Fragmentation in Sweden / Ulf Wiberg.

ISBN

0813390117

LCCN

^^^96042564^

OCLC

• 35325380
• SCSB-11088485

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library