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Our Disappearing Farmland. Proceedings of the Farmland Preservation Conference (Cobleskill, New York, July 28, 1988).
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New York State Legislative Commission on Rural Resources, Albany. – 1988
An estimated 13 million acres of New York State have been taken out of production agriculture since the early 1900s. While most of this land has remained idle and returned to its natural growth, that part that is being rapidly converted to urban uses is of immediate concern. These changes inevitably affect the quality of life in rural areas,…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Land Use, Property Taxes, Questionnaires
Scandinavian Emigration to Australia and New Zealand Project. Proceedings of a Symposium (Turku, Finland, February 17-19, 1982). Migration Studies C7.
Koivukangas, Olavi, Ed. – 1983
These proceedings of a 1982 symposium on Scandinavian emigration in Australia include presentations on three general topics: field work conducted in Australia and New Zealand in 1980-82; research progress; and Australian immigration policy. The presentors and their papers are: (1) Hans Norman, "The Emigration to America from the Nordic…
Descriptors: Cultural Interrelationships, Ethnic Groups, Ethnicity, Foreign Countries
Population and the Future: From Bucharest (1974) to Mexico City (1984). Summary Report of the United Nations Fund for Population Activities Briefing for Non-Governmental Organizations in New York (2nd, New York, New York, February 16, 1983).
De Vel Muller, Robert – 1983
The major objectives of this briefing are to inform non-governmental organizations (NGOs) of population problems and progress worldwide and to provide information on the International Conference on Population to be held in Mexico City in 1984. The bulk of the report summarizes the group meetings and followup discussions held to examine four major…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Demography, Economic Development, Family Life
Towards Mexico 1984: Preparing for the International Conference on Population, Mexico City, August 6-13, 1984 and Beyond. Summary Report of the United Nations Fund for Population Activities/Non-Governmental Organizations Consultation (3rd, New York, New York, March 13, 1984).
Katayama, Kumiko, Ed. – 1984
This summary report discusses how Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO's) can affect the outcome of the 1984 conference on population. The four issues that will appear on the agenda in Mexico City are: (1) fertility and the family; (2) migration and population distribution; (3) population, resources and the environment; and (4) mortality and…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Demography, Economic Development, Family Life