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

ISBN 10: 0367020866 / ISBN 13: 9780367020866

Published by Routledge, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Development Issues in Marginal Regions: Processes, technological developments and societal reorganizations
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367020866
• ISBN 13: 9780367020866
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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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.

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.