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Neo-Homesteading in the Adirondack North Country: Crafting a Durable Landscape

Posted on:2016-08-30Degree:Ph.DType:Dissertation
University:Antioch UniversityCandidate:McLeod, Brett RFull Text:PDF
GTID:1472390017981443Subject:Conservation biology
Abstract/Summary:
This study uses action research as a tool to present an alternative model for reconstructing and promoting a resilient and durable rural landscape in the Adirondack-North Country of northern New York State. Standing in sharp contrast to traditional rural sustainability strategies that repeatedly focus on economic development or capital infusion as the sole means of revitalization, this research suggests a nested, bottom-up approach that capitalizes on the region&...
Keywords/Search Tags:Adirondack north country
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