The Geography of Agriculture in Developed Market Economies

by I.R. Bowler

Overview

First published in 1993. The broad objective of this book is to describe and explain the contemporary geography of agriculture in developed market economies. The objective has been approached by a team of agricultural geographers, each writer contributing an analysis of a particular topic.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317885078
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/13/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	336
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Ian R. Bowler Department of Geography, University of Leicester, England

Table of Contents

Introduction 1 The industrialization of agriculture 2 Data sources for studying agriculture 3 Factors of production in modern agriculture 4 The agricultural significance of farm size and land tenure 5 Farm types and agricultural regions 6 Changing farm enterprises 7 Marketing agricultural produce 8 Agriculture as a resource system 9 Agriculture and the state 10 Farming at the urban fringe