The distribution and re-distribution of people across the landscape has signi cant implications for ecological, economic and social dynamics. Movement of people to urban centres (mostly from rural landscapes, especially in the developing world) is a major global phenomenon. This can result in the de-population of rural landscapes. Conversely, population growth and a changing demographic pro le have been id- ti ed for particular rural landscapes with notable examples from North America, Europe and Australia. Yet we know little of the factors that drive demographic changes in rural landscapes and even less about the implications of these changes. This book examines broad and local-scale patterns of demographic change in rural landscapes, identi es some of the drivers of these changes using Australian case studies or comparisons between Australian and international contexts, and outlines the implications of changes for society and the environment. This book makes a valuable contribution to the literature because it adopts an integrated and interdisciplinary approach by explicitly linking demographic change with environmental, land-use, social and economic factors. This integrated approach was achieved by encouraging interaction among authors writing on similar topics to ensure coherency and complementarity among chapters, and cross-pollination of ideas and perspectives. Chapters are presented as interactive and re ective d- cussions that address the ndings of other contributors; yet, each chapter contains enough background to stand alone as a unique contribution.
Table of Content
Patterns, Drivers and Implications of Demographic Change in Rural Landscapes.- Amenity-Led Migration in Rural Australia: A New Driver of Local Demographic and Environmental Change?.- Sea- and Tree-Change Tree-change Phenomena in Far North Queensland Far North Queensland , Australia: Impacts of Land Use Change and Mitigation Potential.- Seeking Trees or Escaping Traffic? Socio-Cultural Factors and ‘Tree-Change’ Migration in Australia.- Demographic Change and Rural Nature.- Agricultural Areas Under Metropolitan Threats: Lessons for Perth Perth from Barcelona Barcelona .- Agricultural Land Ownership Change Ownership Change and Natural Resource Management: Comparing Australian and US Case Studies.- Land-Use Planning and Demographic Change: Mechanisms for Designing Rural Landscapes and Communities.- Demographic Change and the Implications for Commercial Forestry: Lessons from South-East Australia.- Why Farming Families Decide to Maintain Native Biodiversity on Their Farms and the Implications of Demographic Change for Conservation Policies.- Immigration and Multicultural Place-Making in Rural and Regional Australia.- Too Bad to Stay or Too Good to Leave? Two Generations of Women with a Farming Background – What is Their Attitude Regarding the Sustainability of the Australian Family Farm?.- Doing More for Fewer: Health Care for Declining Rural Communities.- Staffing Rural Schools: A New Perspective.- Fly-In Fly-Out: The Challenges of Transient Populations in Rural Landscapes.- Demographic Change in Rural Australia: Future Opportunities and Challenges.
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