Note: Intro -- Foreword by the Series Editors -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- About the Authors -- 1 Patterns, Drivers and Implications of Demographic Change in Rural Landscapes -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Patterns of Demographic Change in Rural Landscapes -- 1.2.1 Population Decline -- 1.2.2 Population Growth -- 1.3 The Drivers of Demographic Change -- 1.3.1 Population Decline -- 1.3.2 Population Growth -- 1.4 The Implications of Demographic Change in Rural Landscapes -- 1.5 Signs of a Contested Landscape -- 1.6 Natural Resource Management in Multi-Functional Landscapes -- 1.7 Conclusion -- References -- 2 Amenity-Led Migration in Rural Australia: A New Driver of Local Demographic and Environmental Change? -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Amenity-Led Migration into Rural Areas: A Review -- Box 2.1 Rural Amenity and Agricultural Restructuring -- 2.3 In-Migration to Rural Australia -- 2.4 Ex-metropolitan Migration -- 2.5 The Role of Rural Amenity -- 2.6 Ecological Consequences of Amenity-Led Migration -- 2.7 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Sea- and Tree-Change Phenomena in Far North Queensland, Australia: Impacts of Land Use Change and Mitigation Potential -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.1.1 Sea- and Tree-Change Phenomena in Far North Queensland -- 3.2 Methods -- 3.2.1 The Wet Tropics Case Study Region -- 3.2.2 A Mixed Methods Approach -- 3.3 Results -- 3.3.1 Why Do Sea- and Tree-Changers Choose to Move to the Wet Tropics? -- Box 3.1 Increasing Property Prices Result fromTree-Change Migration -- Box 3.2 Classic Sea-Change Push and Pull Factors -- Box 3.3 The Beach as a Pull Factor for Sea-Changers -- Box 3.4 The Landscape as a Pull Factor for Tree-Changers -- Box 3.5 Tree-Change as a Life Style Choice -- Box 3.6 Tree-Change to Escape the Coastal Heat -- Box 3.7 Complexity of Factors Leading to Sea- and Tree-Change Migration. , 3.3.2 Types of Sea- and Tree-Change Areas in the Wet Tropics -- 3.3.3 Where Do Sea- and Tree-Changers Live in the Wet Tropics? -- 3.3.4 What Do Sea- and Tree-Changers Do and How Do They Manage Their Properties? -- 3.3.5 Environmental Effects of the Sea- and Tree-Change Phenomena -- 3.3.6 Social, Cultural and Economic Effects of the Sea- and Tree-Change Phenomena -- 3.4 Governance of Sea- and Tree-Change Landscapes -- 3.4.1 Planning Strategies to Protect Sea- and Tree-Change Growth Areas -- 3.4.1.1 Urban Growth Boundary -- 3.4.1.2 Rural Fragmentation -- 3.4.1.3 Transferable Development Rights -- 3.4.1.4 Master Planning -- 3.4.1.5 Conservation Partnerships and Incentives -- 3.5 Recommendations -- References -- 4 Seeking Trees or Escaping Traffic? Socio-Cultural Factors and 'Tree-Change' Migration in Australia -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.1.1 Perceptions and Realities of the Australian Lifestyle: An Historical View -- 4.1.2 Migration in Australia: Historical and Contemporary Experiences -- 4.2 Research Methodology -- 4.3 Research Findings -- 4.3.1 Tree-Change: Media-Driven Stereotypes and the Creation of a Property Market -- Box 4.1 Marketing Campaign: Riverina Regional Development Board -- Box 4.2 Marketing Campaign: North East Victoria -- 4.3.1.1 Stereotype 1: Tree-Changers Are Cashed up Baby Boomers -- Box 4.3 Example of Media Inconsistency: The Australian -- Box 4.4 Academic Response to Popular Sea-Change and Tree-Change Imagery -- 4.3.1.2 Stereotype 2: Tree-Changers Are Poor Young Families in Search of Affordable Housing -- 4.3.2 Regional Growth, Rural Suburbanisation -- 4.3.2.1 Tree-Changers: An Insider's Perspective -- Box 4.5 Reasons for Tree-Changing from Sydney -- 4.3.2.2 Tree-Changers ? What Do They Want? -- Box 4.6 Air Pollution: One Reason for Tree-Changing from Melbourne -- 4.4 Conclusion -- References -- 5 Demographic Change and Rural Nature. , 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Spatial Patterns of People and Nature Across Broad Scales -- 5.3 The Lure of Natural Amenities -- 5.4 Conservation Challenges and Opportunities in Developing Rural Landscapes -- 5.4.1 Challenges -- 5.4.2 Opportunities -- 5.5 The Vast Interior: Implications of Agricultural Land Abandonment -- 5.6 Managing Rural Environments for Conservation and Production -- 5.6.1 Business-as-Usual Is Not an Option -- 5.6.2 The Challenges of Managing Australia's New Bush -- 5.6.3 A Way Forward -- 5.7 Conclusion -- References -- 6 Agricultural Areas Under Metropolitan Threats: Lessons for Perth from Barcelona -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Population Pressures at the Urban Fringes: Barcelona and Perth -- 6.2.1 Population Growth Pressures in Barcelona -- 6.2.2 Population Growth Pressures in Perth -- 6.3 Peri-Urban Agricultural Spaces: Planning and Management -- 6.3.1 A Review of Peri-Urban Agricultural Research -- 6.3.2 Planning and Managing Peri-Urban Agricultural Spaces -- 6.4 Case Study Area One: Peri-Urban Agriculture in Barcelona -- 6.4.1 Barcelona's Agricultural Fringe: A General Overview -- 6.4.2 The Baix Llobregat Agrarian Park -- 6.5 Case Study Area Two: Peri-Urban Issues in Perth -- 6.5.1 Perth's Agricultural Fringe: A General Overview -- 6.5.2 The Chittering Valley: A Peri-Urban Locality Near Perth -- 6.6 Discussion and Conclusion: Lessons from Barcelona for Perth -- References -- 7 Agricultural Land Ownership Change and Natural Resource Management: Comparing Australian and US Case Studies -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Conceptualising Rural and Agricultural Landscape Change -- 7.3 Rural Change in Australia and the American West -- 7.4 Methodology -- 7.4.1 Australian Case Studies -- 7.4.2 American West Case Studies -- 7.5 Trends in Rural Property Turnover -- 7.5.1 Rates of Ownership Change -- 7.5.2 New Owners. , Box 7.1 Working Landscapes in Transition -- Box 7.2 Motivations of Newer Owners -- 7.6 Implications of Property Turnover -- 7.6.1 Differences Between New and Longer-Term Landholders -- Box 7.3 Conservation and Recreation Goals of NewerOwners -- Box 7.4 Production Goals of Newer and Longer-Term Owners -- Box 7.5 Investment Goals of Newer Owners in the GYE -- Box 7.6 Differing Attitudes TowardsWildlife Managementin the GYE -- Box 7.7 Leaving the Property in Better Condition -- Box 7.8 Learning and Knowledge About NRM -- Box 7.9 Challenges Engaging Newer Owners in CoordinatedNRM -- Box 7.10 Learning from Others -- 7.6.2 Land Management Practices -- Box 7.11 Passive Management Due to Time Constraintsand a Learning Period -- Box 7.12 Constraints Affecting Active Management Efforts -- Box 7.13 The Role of Owner-Manager Relations in NRM in the GYE -- 7.7 Discussion -- 7.8 Conclusion -- References -- 8 Land-Use Planning and Demographic Change: Mechanisms for Designing Rural Landscapes and Communities -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Demographic Change in Rural Landscapes: Challenges for Land-Use Planners -- 8.2.1 Planning Challenges for Areas with Net Out-Migration -- 8.2.2 Planning Challenges for Areas with Net In-Migration -- 8.3 Land-Use Planning Policies and Mechanisms: Are They Addressing the Challenges? -- 8.4 Developing Mechanisms for Managing the Impacts of Demographic Change -- 8.4.1 Regulatory Planning Mechanisms -- 8.4.2 Voluntary Planning Mechanisms -- 8.5 Taking Control: Using the Right Mix of Planning Mechanisms to Design Preferred Rural Landscapes and Communities -- References -- 9 Demographic Change and the Implications for Commercial Forestry: Lessons from South-East Australia -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Research Methods -- 9.2.1 Selection of Case Studies -- 9.2.2 Sources of Data and Methods of Collection. , 9.2.3 Regional Settings for the Case Studies -- 9.3 Characteristics of Socio-Economic Changes and Factors Influencing the Changes -- 9.3.1 Population Changes -- 9.3.2 Employment Dynamics -- 9.3.2.1 Employment in Primary Industry -- 9.3.2.2 Off-Farm Employment -- 9.3.3 Purchase of Rural Property -- 9.3.3.1 The Value of Land for Agriculture -- 9.3.3.2 Spatial Distribution of Persons Who Purchased Rural Property -- 9.3.3.3 Patterns of Property Purchase in North-East Victoria -- 9.4 Impacts of Socio-Economic Changes in Rural Landscapes for Plantation Expansion -- 9.4.1 Introduction -- 9.4.2 Market Dynamics and Regional Expansion Targets -- 9.4.2.1 Regional Markets -- 9.4.2.2 Regional Targets for Plantation Expansion -- 9.4.3 The Supply of Land for Plantations -- 9.4.3.1 Studies of Land for Plantation Forestry in the Murray Valley -- 9.4.4 Recent Experiences of Companies Seeking to Expand Plantations -- 9.4.4.1 A Project to Develop Hardwood Plantations Within 200 km of Melbourne -- 9.4.4.2 Projects to Develop Radiata Pine Plantations -- 9.4.5 The Affordability of Land for Forestry -- 9.5 The Social Acceptability of Plantation Forestry -- 9.5.1 Forestry Land-Use Determination Under the Planning System -- 9.5.2 Impacts of New Landowners on the Management of Existing Plantations -- 9.6 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- 10 Why Farming Families Decide to Maintain Native Biodiversity on Their Farms and the Implications of Demographic Change for Conservation Policies -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Decision-Systems Theory (DST) -- Box 10.1 A Farming Career -- 10.3 The 4-Group-Stakeholder Model -- 10.4 Policy Implications -- 10.4.1 Policies Implications in Relation to Farming Families -- Box 10.2 Farms as Homes and Businesses -- 10.4.2 Policies for Professional Managers of Corporate Farms -- 10.4.3 Policies for Families with Smaller Holdings of Farmland. , 10.4.4 Landholdings and Biodiversity Conservation.