Rural Transformations and Rural Policies in the US and UK
This book examines the transformations of rural society and economy in the UK and US during the last half-century, and explores the significance of these trends and changes for community sustainability, quality of life and the environment. While both the UK and US are highly urbanised, rural people and communities continue to contribute to national identity, economic development and social solidarity, as well as to environmental quality. Contributors explore the degree to which rural people exhibit agency and autonomy, rather than being merely passive in the face of exogenous forces of change in a globalised world. They also illuminate very d…
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Weitere Autoren: Brown, David L. (Hrsg.) / Shortall, Sally (Hrsg.) / Vergunst, Jo (Hrsg.) / Warner, Mildred E. (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-136-50275-0
- EAN: 9781136502750
- Produktnummer: 13805260
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 20 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 11'087 KB
- Abbildungen: 25 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen, 25 schwarz-weiße Fotos, 10 schwarz-weiße Tabellen
Über den Autor
Mark Shucksmith is Professor of Planning at Newcastle University. David L. Brown is Professor and Chair of Development Sociology, Co-Director of the Community & Regional Development Institute, and Director of Graduate Studies in Demography at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Sally Shortall is a Reader in Sociology in Queen's University Belfast. Jo Vergunst is a Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Aberdeen.Mildred Warner is a Professor of City and Regional Planning at Cornell University.
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