Rural Analysis and Management

1. Methodological Notes on Analysis, Synthesis and Management
Francisco J. Tapiador

2. The Measuring Process in Rural Analysis
Francisco J. Tapiador

Part I. Elements of the Analysis

3. Environmental Elements in Rural Analysis
Francisco J. Tapiador

4. Dynamics and Processes of the Environmental Elements
Francisco J. Tapiador

5. Anthropic Elements in Rural Analysis
Francisco J. Tapiador

6. Dynamics and Processes of the Anthropic Elements
Francisco J. Tapiador

7. A Synthetic Approach
Francisco J. Tapiador

8. A Cartographic Overview of the Agrarian World
Francisco J. Tapiador

9. Regional Issues in the Rural Areas of the World
Francisco J. Tapiador

Part II. Rural Management – The Applied Approach

10. Approaches to Management
Francisco J. Tapiador

11. Management Tools: Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and
Expert Systems
Francisco J. Tapiador

12. The Concept of Rural Quality of Life
Francisco J. Tapiador

13. The Rural Areas in the Structure of the Territory
Francisco J. Tapiador

14. Rural Planning and Sustainability
Francisco J. Tapiador

15. Involving People in the Process
Francisco J. Tapiador

16. The Decision Guidelines Making
Francisco J. Tapiador

17. Public Participation and Information Technologies
Francisco J. Tapiador

18. Global Change Issues in Rural Planning
Francisco J. Tapiador

19. Public Dissemination Tools: An Example for Inventories
Francisco J. Tapiador

20. A Rural Plan
Francisco J. Tapiador

Keywords: Environment, Ecotoxicology, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, Geographical Information Systems/Cartography, Geoecology/Natural Processes, Regional Science