Geo
490c
The Country & the City
Spring 2009
Department of Geography
and Meteorology
Valparaiso
University
McCarthy, James. 2005. Rural geography: multifunctional rural geographies – reactionary or radical? Progress in Human Geography 29, no. 6 (December): 773-782.
Reading Notes: What is multifunctionalism and how might it be a better way of describing agriculture than post-productivism? How have agricultural landscapes taken on important ecological functions? Should poicies to eliminate agricultural subsidies and marginal producers be implemented? Are payments to farmers subsidies or payments for services? Is commodifying nature's "use values" a good way to preserve the rural landscape?
Key Terms: multifunctionality, neoliberalization, ecosystem services, ammenities, cultural landscape preservation, positive and negative externalities
Disucssion of Multifunctionality
What questions do you have? What didn't you understand?
What is multifunctionality?
In what context did the concept of multifunctionality arise?
Should non-productive use values be subsidized/paid for or should they be preserved based on non-economic arguments?
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