Rural Development Conference 2002 Proceedings

Signposts to Rural Change

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Implementation of National Spatial Strategy (NSS)
Finian Matthews

Projecting Population and Labour Force in Rural Areas
Eamonn Pitts and Dimitris Ballas

Changing Agriculture: Impact on Rural Development
Jim Frawley and Gillian Phelan

Enterprise in Rural Areas: Trends and Issues
Patrick Commins and Perpetua McDonagh

Consumers and Providers Perception of Quality Rural Tourism
Barbara A. Hunter

Structures and Processes in Rural Tourism
Maria Heneghan

The Organic Food Market: An Opportunity for Ireland?
C. Cowan, D. Ní Ghraith and M. Henchion

Costs and Margins in Organic Production in Comparison with Conventional Production
Liam Connolly

Image of Regionally Produced Food
Maeve Henchion and Brídín McIntyre

Farmhouse Cheese Producers (Case Study)
Peter and Anita Thomas

Fuchsia Brands Ltd (Case Study)
Ivan McCutcheon

Economics of Forestry as a Farm Enterprise in a Rural Development Context
A. Leavy and S. McCarthy

Policy and Structural Issues in Afforestation
Brendan Kearney

Forestry (Case Study)
Jim Reidy

The Geographical Distribution of Poverty in Ireland
D.G. Pringle

Social Inclusion in a Rural Area of Munster
Jim Frawley and Garvan Hickey

Leitrim Partnership (Case Study)
Tom Lavin

Wexford Partnership (Case Study)
Mary Lou O'Kennedy