"Rural Development - Contemporary Issues and Practices" ed. by Rashid Solagberu Adisa

This book not only looks at rural development from its multi-dimensional perspectives, it is also a product of the experiences and expertise of distinguished scholars across the continents. The book covers themes ranging from sustainable agriculture, biodiversity conservation, strategic environmental assessment, renewable energy, rural financial resources, assessment of protected areas to statistics for rural development policy.


Contents
Section 1 Introduction
Introductory Chapter_Rural Development in the Twenty-First Century as a Global Necessity
Section 2 Issues and Concepts
1 Sustainable Agriculture - A Panacea for Achieving Biodiversity Conservation and Rural Development in Sub-Saharan Africa?
2 Renewable Energy for Rural Development - A Namibian Experience
3 The Multi-Functionality of Agriculture and Territorial Governance - A Learning Process in an Island Environment (Reunion)
4 New Insights into the Assessment of Protected Areas - Integrating Rural evelopment
5 Land Use Conflict Between Farmers and Herdsmen - Implications for Agricultural and Rural Development in Nigeria
6 Technological Model and Sustainable Rural Development for Rainy-Spell Corn Producers in Mexico
7 Gender Issues in Agricultural Extension and Rural Development in Nigeria
8 Social Marginality and Subsistence Agriculture - Way of Life in Rural Communities in Central Mexico
9 From Tsetse Control to Sustainable Rural Development - Progress and Opportunities for an Ethiopian Community
Section 3 Policy and Practices
10 Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of Rural Development Programs in the European Union - Towards a More Efficient Monitoring of the Environmental Effects of Agricultural Policies
11 Financial Resources in Rural Development - An Analysis of Relational Capital in Credit Cooperatives
12 Statistics for Rural Development Policy
13 Integrated Marketing Approach as a Rural Development Tool
14 Development Potentials of Rural Areas - The Case of Slovenia
15 Tracing the Consequences of Economic Crisis in Rural Areas - Evidence from Greece
16 Direct Food Marketing at Farm Level and Its Impacts on Rural Development
17 The African Experience with ICT for Rural Women's Development
18 When Life Style Entrepreneurs Establish Micro-Businesses in Rural Areas - The Case of Women in the Danish Countryside
19 A Chronicle of the Timber Industry in East Arnhem Land, Australia