Strengthening Rural Ohio

Strengthening Rural Ohio
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Financial Services. Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity
Publisher:
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2006
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

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Strengthening Rural Ohio :.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Financial Services. Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2006
Genre:
ISBN: 9780160774782

Strengthening Rural Livelihoods

Strengthening Rural Livelihoods
Author: David J. Grimshaw
Publisher: IDRC
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2011
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1853397229

Enthusiasm amongst international development agencies about harnessing the potential of information and communications technologies (ICTs) for development has generated questionning of the impact and sustainability of such interventions. By presenting the findings of research specifically designed to measure impact on livelihoods, Strengthening Rural Livelihoods offers new evidence for the development benefits of ICTs. The book asks if ICTs enabled farmers to sell beyond local markets and at better prices, and whether there have been social gains in linking geographically disparate households and social networks. The authors have provided significant new insights into how to overcome the challenges of mainstreaming ICTs into rural livelihoods and more effectively measuring its effects. This book will appeal to academics, civil society organizations, practitioners and students who are interested in what works and what doesn't work when applying ICTs to rural livelihoods.

Comprehensive Plans for Improving Rural Counties

Comprehensive Plans for Improving Rural Counties
Author: Erling Day Solberg
Publisher:
Total Pages: 12
Release: 1972
Genre: Rural development
ISBN:

A comprehensive plan shows how a county can best use what it has, to become the kind of place it wants to be. It specifies how present and future improvements and uses of land other natural resources should be related. It is a guide to both public and private development activities.

Economic Development in Rural Areas

Economic Development in Rural Areas
Author: Prof Dr Peter Dannenberg
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2015-06-28
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1472444817

In rural areas of industrialized societies, food production as a basis for growth and employment has been declining for many decades. In the global south, on the other hand, food production is still often the most important factor for socio-economic development. Analysing the ongoing changes and dynamics in rural development from a functional perspective through a series of case studies from the global north and south, this volume deepens our understanding of the importance of new functional and multifunctional approaches in policy, practice and theory.

Building Community Food Webs

Building Community Food Webs
Author: Ken Meter
Publisher: Island Press
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2021-04-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1642831476

Our current food system has decimated rural communities and confined the choices of urban consumers. Even while America continues to ramp up farm production to astounding levels, net farm income is now lower than at the onset of the Great Depression, and one out of every eight Americans faces hunger. But a healthier and more equitable food system is possible. In Building Community Food Webs, Ken Meter shows how grassroots food and farming leaders across the U.S. are tackling these challenges by constructing civic networks. Overturning extractive economic structures, these inspired leaders are engaging low-income residents, farmers, and local organizations in their quest to build stronger communities. Community food webs strive to build health, wealth, capacity, and connection. Their essential element is building greater respect and mutual trust, so community members can more effectively empower themselves and address local challenges. Farmers and researchers may convene to improve farming practices collaboratively. Health clinics help clients grow food for themselves and attain better health. Food banks engage their customers to challenge the root causes of poverty. Municipalities invest large sums to protect farmland from development. Developers forge links among local businesses to strengthen economic trade. Leaders in communities marginalized by our current food system are charting a new path forward. Building Community Food Webs captures the essence of these efforts, underway in diverse places including Montana, Hawai‘i, Vermont, Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, and Minnesota. Addressing challenges as well as opportunities, Meter offers pragmatic insights for community food leaders and other grassroots activists alike.

Means of Improving Rural Housing

Means of Improving Rural Housing
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 30
Release: 1980
Genre: Energy conservation
ISBN:

The ultimate goal of the second workshop on Quality Housing for Rural Low-Income Families was to provide guides for improving housing for rural low-income families. This was foremost in the minds of planners from the beginning.