Drivers of Land Abandonment in the Irish Uplands: A Case Study
Land abandonment is a complex multi-dimensional process with interlinked economic, environmental and social aspects. This paper presents a case study of an isolated hill sheep farming community in SW Ireland, where a combination of low incomes, ageing population, lack of successors and strong enviro...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2019-06-01
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| Series: | European Countryside |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2019-0011 |