Technological Change and the Rural Environment

Originally published in 1990, this volume addresses issues surrounding global ecological changes and sustainability of present patterns of urbanisation and industrialisation. The book discusses these problems and other issues such as how rural environments in many developed and developing countries have been transformed by a technological revolution. Looking at a diverse range of topics from climate change to slurry pollution and the destruction of genetic resources to the risks of biotechnology, this volume addresses these issues which concern the dynamics and social relations of technological change in rural areas.

1. The Social and Environmental Relations of US Agricultural Regions Margaret FitzSimmons 2. The Rural Environment in a Post-Socialist Economy: The Case of Hungary Miklós Persányi 3. Technological Change, Farm Management and Pollution Regulation: The Example of Britain Philip Lowe, Graham Cox, David Goodman, Richard Munton and Michael Winter 4. The Role of Agricultural Technology in Sustainable Development Michael Redclift 5. Technological Change in a Period of Agricultural Adjustment Richard Munton, Terry Marsden and Sarah Whatmore 6. Patterns of Research and Innovation in the Modern Agro-Food System David Goodman and John Wilkinson 7. New Technologies in the Agro-Food System and the US-EC Trade Relations W. Jos Byman 8. Environmental Risks and the Regulation of Biotechnology Joyce Tait.

Terry Marsden, Philip Lowe and Sarah Whatmore