00000nam 2200000zi 4500 9.879518 CaOODSP 20241203113652 cr ||||||||||| 190920s1985 oncb |ob f00| 0 eng d CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP eng fre n-cn-qu En73-4/29E-PDF Lamoureux, Diane, author. The abandonment of agricultural land in Gaspé, Quebec : the causes and impacts on land use / Diane Lamoureux. [Ottawa] : Lands Directorate, Environment Canada, [1985] ©1985 1 online resource (xi, 95 pages) : maps. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Working paper ; no. 29 Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada]. Issued also in French under title: L'abandon des terres agricoles en Gaspésie, Québec : les causes et les impacts sur l'utilisation des terres. Includes bibliographical references (pages 75-77). "This report prepared by Environment Canada's Lands Directorate analyzes the issue of farmland abandonment in the Gaspe region of Quebec, from 1961 to 1981. Physiographic, socio-economic and political forces have each played an important role in agricultural land use changes. Since 1976, however, the situation has been showing signs of slow recovery. A case study identifies specifically the areas experiencing changes in agricultural land use and the areas where reforestation is taking place. Results of the study showed that the majority of abandoned farmland was unused in 1981. Finally, development alternatives are outlined"--Abstract. Includes abstract in French. gccst Land management gccst Farmlands Canada. Environment Canada. Canada. Lands Directorate. L'abandon des terres agricoles en Gaspésie, Québec : (CaOODSP)9.879532 Working paper (Canada. Lands Directorate) no. 29 (CaOODSP)9.826244 PDF 22.23 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2019/eccc/en73-4/En73-4-29-eng.pdf