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Development Issues in Marginal Regions: Processes, technological developments and societal reorganizations - Hardcover

 
9780367020866: Development Issues in Marginal Regions: Processes, technological developments and societal reorganizations
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0367020866 ISBN 13: 9780367020866
Publisher: Routledge, 2019

Synopsis

Rapid population growth, demand for increased food resources and other political,economic and social stresses have all contributed to building up pressure fordevelopment of marginal regions in both developed and developing countries.Ecological issues are also adding up to and increasing marginalization of regionsand social groups due to the pressure on natural resources. Broadly speakingmarginal regions are perceived in concepts of centre-periphery (fringes) and boundariesand frontiers. In developing countries marginal regicns are the combinedeffects of ecological, economic and social factors. For understanding the abovecomplex issues, the Study Group on Development Issues in Marginal Regionswas established in August 1992 at the Washington International GeographicalCongress.

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About the Author

R.B. Singh, Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, India. Roser Majoral, Department de Geografia, Facultat de Geografia i Historia, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0367020866
ISBN 13 
9780367020866
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
334
Editor
Singh R.B.