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Anne Buttimer
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Cork Univ Press
Published
January 2001
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Anne Buttimer
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Publisher
Cork Univ Press
Published
January 2001
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Profound transformations have occurred in our everyday environments during the twentieth century. This book addresses these transformations through a series of case studies of changes in landscape and lifeways during the 1950-1990 period in Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and Sweden. The book's central concern is sustainability -- the challenge of orchestrating the competing goals of economic growth, ecological integrity and social vitality.
Regional case studies spanning coal-based power plants in Saarland, farms and bogs in Slieveardagh, traditional fields of Waterland and ultra-modern agribusiness on Flevoland polder, landed estates and farms in Skane -- all illustrate the interconnections of landscape transformations, tensions of place-based and sector-based lifeways, and highly variable horizons of discretionary reach. Beyond regional differences however, all European societies today face common challenges: Europe's commitment to being the world's largest trading bloc while at the same time proclaiming biodiversity and regional distinctiveness; Europe's spatially and temporally-contained regimes of democratic authority vis-a-vis the footloose geographies of multinational enterprise and the ecological consequences of their operations.
Sustainable Landscapes and Lifeways offers valuable insights for educators at all levels. It invites cross-disciplinary enquiry into vital issues of interest throughout Europe. It also provides a model of analytical enquiry which could be implemented by people at grassroots level to enable self-confident bottom-up initiatives for more sustainable ways of life.
Author
Anne Buttimer
Book Format
Hardback
Publisher
Cork Univ Press
Published
January 2001
Weight
908g
Dimensions
193 x 244 x 30 mm
ISBN
9781859183007
ISBN-10
185918300X
Eden Code
5464690
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Author/Creator: Anne Buttimer
ISBN: 9781859183007
Publisher: Cork Univ Press
Release Date: January 2001
Weight: 908g
Dimensions: 193 x 244 x 30 mm
Eden Code: 5464690