Local Partnerships for Rural Development

Local Partnerships for Rural Development
Author: Malcolm J. Moseley
Publisher: CABI
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2003
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0851996574

This book has been developed from a report of the cross-national PRIDE (Partnerships for Rural Integrated Development in Europe) research project. The research involved focusing on public and private sector rural development experience of six member states of the European Union, namely Finland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the UK.

Rural Development

Rural Development
Author: Malcolm Moseley
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2003-04-21
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780761947677

Moseley explains the mechanisms for planning, managing and financing rural development at the local level. The text provides students and practitioners with a primer that links the theory to the practice of 'doing' rural development.

Local Partnerships for Social Inclusion?

Local Partnerships for Social Inclusion?
Author: Jim Walsh
Publisher: Combat Poverty Agency
Total Pages: 146
Release: 1998
Genre: Community development
ISBN: 1860761194

This Combat Poverty research study examines the role of local partnerships in promoting social inclusion in Ireland. Ireland is among the EU countries who have a strong model of local partnership. The book assesses the application of the partnership model in tackling social exclusion, canvasses the views of various stakeholders as to its policy impact, and makes recommendations for the continued operation of local partnerships as an instrument of social inclusion.

The Role of Biodiversity Conservation in the Transition to Rural Sustainability

The Role of Biodiversity Conservation in the Transition to Rural Sustainability
Author: Stephen S. Light
Publisher: IOS Press
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2004
Genre: Biodiversity
ISBN: 9781586033958

This book presents interdisciplinary advances in theory and practice pertaining to rural sustainability and sets forth an action research agenda and policy prescriptions to support rural sustainability with special emphasis on the Accession Countries to the EU. The book will address four themes.