The Living Land: Agriculture, Food, and Community Regeneration in Rural EuropeThe Living Land sets out a new 'stakeholder' vision for rural regeneration in Europe. It integrates three themes: sustainable agriculture, localised food systems and rural community development. All three offer ways of rebuilding natural and social capital, and a large 'sustainability dividend' is waiting to be released from current practices - creating more jobs, more wealth and better lives from less. |
Contents
A Living Land for Rural Europe | 1 |
Towards Sustainable Agriculture | 16 |
4 | 125 |
5 | 188 |
6 | 195 |
Participation and Partnerships for Community Regeneration | 225 |
8 | 267 |
References | 305 |
Index | 311 |
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