The rural landscape /

"In this book, John Fraser Hart offers a comprehensive handbook to understanding the elements that make up the rural landscape--those regions that lie at or beyond the fringes of modern metropolitan life. Though the last two centuries have seen an inversion in the portion of people living on fa...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hart, John Fraser (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998
Subjects:
Rural geography.
Rural geography > United States.
Agricultural geography.
Agricultural geography > United States.
Landscape assessment.
Landscape assessment > United States.
Géographie rurale.
Géographie rurale > États-Unis.
Géographie agricole.
Géographie agricole > États-Unis.
Paysages > Évaluation.
Paysages > Évaluation > États-Unis.
NATURE > Natural Resources.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Environmental Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Green Business.
Agricultural geography
Geography
Landscape assessment
Rural geography
Landschappen.
Platteland.
Paysage > Modifications > États-Unis.
United States > Geography.
États-Unis > Géographie.
United States
Countryside Management
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Understanding landscape
  • The surface of the land
  • Landscapes of mining
  • Plant life
  • The use of forests
  • Cropping systems
  • Land division in Britain
  • Land division in America
  • Fences and fields
  • Barns
  • Other farm structures
  • Farm size and farm tenure
  • Small towns
  • The long shadow of the city
  • Recreation

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