Sustainable Rural Development (SRD)
 
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Books / Book Chapters

Heilig, Gerhard K. (2003): Multifunctionality of Landscapes and Ecosystem Services with Respect to Rural Development. In: Helming, K. / Wiggering, H. (Eds.): Sustainable Development of Multifunctional Landscapes. Berlin, New York (Springer Verlag), 39-51

Heilig, Gerhard K. (2003): Information Society and the Countryside: Can Internet-based Systems Bring Income Alternatives to Rural Areas? In: Banski, Jerzy / Owsinski, Jan (Eds.): Alternatives for European Rural Areas. Vol. 1, Warsaw (European Rural Development Network, Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics, Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences), 65-79

Heilig, Gerhard K. (2002): China's Changing Land: Population, Food Demand, and Land Use in China. In: José A. de Cruz (Ed.): Geography: A World Geography Regional Reader. Boston (Pearson Custom Publishing)

Heilig, Gerhard K. / Reidinger, Richard / Yang, Xiaoliu / Yan, Jingsong / Hu, Ying (2000): Water eco-development strategies in China. In: Rusong Wang / Hongzun Ren / Zhiyun Ouyang (Eds.): China Water Vision. The Eco-sphere of Water, Life, Environment, and Development. Beijing (China Meteorological Press, Foreign Language book, No. 120)

Heilig, Gerhard K. (1996): How many people can be fed on earth? In: Lutz, W. (Ed.): The Future Population of the World: What Can We Assume Today? London (Earthscan), Revised and Updated Edition, 196-249

Heilig, Gerhard K. (1996): Who is Changing the Land? Lifestyles, Population, and Global Land-use Change. In: Ramphal, S. / Sinding, S.W. (Eds.): Population Growth and Environmental Issues. Westport, London (Praeger), 109-128

Heilig, Gerhard K. (1993): Food, Lifestyles, and Energy. In: van der Heij, D.G. (Ed.): Food and Nutrition Policy. Proceedings of the Second European Conference on Food and Nutrition Policy. The Hague, Netherlands, 21-24 April 1992, Wageningen (Pydoc), 60-86
 

Journal Articles

Heilig, Gerhard K. (2003): Ressource Mensch wird knapp. (Human Resources are becoming scarce {in Europe's Rural Areas}) In: Agrarische Rundschau, 2/2003, 29-35

Heilig, Gerhard K. / Fischer, G. / van Velthuizen, H. (2000): Can China feed itself? An analysis of China's food prospects with special reference to water resources. In: The International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology, Vol. 7, 153-172

Heilig, Gerhard K. / Fischer, G. (1997): Population momentum and the demand on land and water resources. In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, London, Series B, Vol. 352, 869-889

Heilig, Gerhard K. (1997): Anthropogenic factors in land-use change in China. In: Population and Development Review, Vol. 23, No. 1, 139-168

Heilig, Gerhard K. (1995): Neglected Dimensions of Global Land-use Change: Reflections and Data. In: Population and Development Review, Vol. 20, No. 4, 831-859
 

CD-ROMs

Heilig, Gerhard K. (1999): ChinaFood CD-ROM. Can China Feed Itself? Version 1.1.3. Laxenburg (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis),
ISBN: 3-7045-0134-4
 

Working Papers

Heilig, Gerhard K. (2003): Sustainable Regional and Rural Development in China: Where do we stand? Laxenburg, Austria (IIASA, Interim Report IR-03-026)

Pontieri, Adriana / Aromäki, Mika / Heilig, Gerhard K. (2002): Woodpoint - A network of mechanical wood processors. Laxenburg, Austria (IIASA, Interim Report IR-02-038)

Pontieri, Adriana / Jervell, Anne M. / Puschman, Oskar / Heilig, Gerhard K. (2002): Rosetten - Innovative farm businesses in Norway. Laxenburg, Austria (IIASA, Interim Report IR-02-067)

Wickenhagen, A. / Pontieri, A. / Heilig, G.K. (2002): Innovative Rural Development Initiatives. Laxenburg (IIASA, Interim Report IR-02-014)
 

Conference Proceedings

Heilig, G.K., 2003, Rural Development or Sustainable Development in China: Is China’s Rural Development Sustainable? Proceedings of the ECOLINK Workshop: Eco-Sites, Eco-Centers and the Implementation of European Union Environment and Sustainable Development Policies. Montpellier, France.

Heilig, G.K., 2003, Do We Really Care about Food Safety? Facts and Myths about Consumers’ Preferences. In: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Food Safety: Consumer, Trade, and Regulation Issues, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
 

This list includes publications related to rural development, land-use change and food security issues from the previous ERD Project and the current SRD research activity, as well as some publications by Heilig, when he worked as senior researcher at the IIASA LUC Project. Please note that in 2003, SRD research was a single-person activity; in 2004, however, we also expect publications by the research assistants and collaborators of SRD.
 
 
   

Last updated: February 10, 2005 (GKH)