Globalisation and Agricultural Landscapes by Jrgen Primdahl,... - 9780521517898

Globalisation and Agricultural LandscapesChange Patterns and Policy trends in Developed Countries\nAuthor(s): Jrgen Primdahl, Simon Swaffield\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521517898, 978-0521517898\nSynopsis\nWhilst agricultural landscapes are products of the local ecosystem and community in which they are situated, they are becoming increasingly affected by the same global issues, and are converging under the dynamics of globalisation. Combining landscape ecological research and an examination of relevant public policy, this book investigates the dynamic relationship between agricultural landscapes and the global change processes, such as urbanisation, by which they are being transformed. Landscape change is analysed in the context of biophysical patterns, market dynamics, and specific public policy frameworks, through a series of case studies from different OECD countries spanning Europe, .