Author: Maine. State Planning Office. Technical Services DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rural development
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
The Changing Nature of Rural Maine
Author: Maine. State Planning Office. Technical Services DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rural development
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Economic Distress and the Changing Nature of Rural Maine
Author: Maine. State Planning Office. Technical Services DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Maine
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
Economic Distress and the Changing Nature of Rural Maine
Author: Joyce BensonEconomic Distress and the Changing Nature of Rural Maine
Author: The Changing Nature of the Maine Woods
Author: Andrew M. BartonPublisher: UPNE
ISBN: 1584658320
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
The ecology of the ever-changing Maine forest
Rural Maine
Author: Mark SilberPublisher: David R. Godine Publisher
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Economics of Rural Land-use Change
Author: Kathleen P. BellPublisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 9780754609834
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Public concern over land management has never been greater. This book provides a broad overview of the economics of rural land-use change, drawing attention to the meaningful role economic analysis can play in resolving public concern and supporting futur
Nature Next Door
Author: Ellen StroudPublisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295804459
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
The once denuded northeastern United States is now a region of trees. Nature Next Door argues that the growth of cities, the construction of parks, the transformation of farming, the boom in tourism, and changes in the timber industry have together brought about a return of northeastern forests. Although historians and historical actors alike have seen urban and rural areas as distinct, they are in fact intertwined, and the dichotomies of farm and forest, agriculture and industry, and nature and culture break down when the focus is on the history of Northeastern woods. Cities, trees, mills, rivers, houses, and farms are all part of a single transformed regional landscape. In an examination of the cities and forests of the northeastern United States-with particular attention to the woods of Maine, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Vermont-Ellen Stroud shows how urbanization processes there fostered a period of recovery for forests, with cities not merely consumers of nature but creators as well. Interactions between city and hinterland in the twentieth century Northeast created a new wildness of metropolitan nature: a reforested landscape intricately entangled with the region's cities and towns.
Downeast
Author: Gigi GeorgesPublisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063254263
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
In Downeast, Gigi Georges follows five girls as they come of age in one of the most challenging and geographically isolated regions on the Eastern seaboard. Their stories reveal surprising truths about rural America and offer hope for its future. “It’s almost impossible not to care about these fierce young women and cheer for their hard-won successes” (Kirkus) in this “heartfelt portrait” and “worthy tribute” (Publishers Weekly). Nestled in Maine’s far northeast corner, Washington County sits an hour’s drive from the heart of famed and bustling Acadia National Park. Yet it’s a world away. For Willow, Vivian, Mckenna, Audrey, and Josie—five teenage girls caught between tradition and transformation in this remote region—it is home. Downeast follows their journeys of heartbreak and hope in uncertain times, creating a nuanced and unique portrait of rural America with women at its center. Willow lives in the shadow of an abusive, drug-addicted father and searches for stability through photography and love. Vivian, a gifted writer, feels stifled by her church and town, and struggles to break free without severing family ties. Mckenna is a softball pitching phenom whose passion is the lobster-fishing she learned at her father’s knee. Audrey is a beloved high school basketball star who earns a coveted college scholarship but questions her chosen path. Josie, a Yale-bound valedictorian, is determined to take the world by storm. All five girls know the pain and joy of life in a region whose rugged beauty and stoicism mask dwindling populations, vanishing job opportunities, and pervasive opioid addiction. As the girls reach adulthood, they discover that despite significant challenges, there is much to celebrate in “the valley of the overlooked.” Their stories remind us of the value of timeless ideals: strength of family and community, reverence for nature’s rule, dignity in cracked hands and muddied shoes, and the enduring power of home. Revealed through the eyes of Willow, Vivian, Mckenna, Audrey, and Josie, Downeast is based on four years of intimate reporting. The result is a beautifully rendered, emotionally startling, and vital book. Downeast will break readers’ hearts yet offer them hope, providing answers to what the future may hold for rural America.
Strategies for Revitalizing Rural Maine
Author: Maine. State Planning Office. Division of Economic Planning and Statistical ServicesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rural development
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description