..., conclusions are made that in order to provide solutions for livelihoods and sustainability, rural tourism and farming activities must adhere to sustainable development principles. Originality/value A model for a genuine tourism-focused rural land use administration that promotes environmental management...

... environmental changes. The results suggest that plant cover is an effective tool for monitoring the impact of pastoral activities on rangeland vegetation and therefore on desertification of mountain Mediterranean rangelands. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Greece Environment Farming Land use Plant...

... the important role of women and how the natural shyness of many Asian housewives could be overcome so as to enable them to take the rightful place alongside their menfolk. Figure 1 Checklist exercise in sugar‐cane fields © MCB UP Limited 1997 Farming Japan Vietnam Work study...

... are expressed on a dry weight basis. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Environment Environmental impact Farming Health Waste disposal In developing economies, increased fertilizer prices have resulted in a change of attitude, from dumping of livestock waste at refuse sites to heavy spreading...