Rural Transformations and Rural Policies in the US and UK.

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brown, David L.
Otros Autores: Shucksmith, Mark, Shortall, Sally, Vergunst, Jo Lee, Warner, Mildred E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2012.
Colección:Routledge studies in development and society.
Temas:
Rural development > United States.
Rural development > Great Britain.
Sociology, Rural.
Great Britain > Rural conditions.
United States > Rural conditions.
Développement rural > États-Unis.
Développement rural > Grande-Bretagne.
Sociologie rurale.
rural sociology.
Rural conditions
Rural development
Sociology, Rural
Grande-Bretagne > Conditions rurales.
Great Britain
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Rural Transformations and Rural Policies in the US and UK; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Part I: Introduction; 1. Rural Transformations: Conceptual and Policy Issues; 2. The Agency of Rural Research in Comparative Context; Part II: Socio-Economic Change; 3. Migration and Urban-Rural Population Redistribution in the UK and US; 4. Demographic Ageing in Rural Areas: Insights from the UK and US; 5. Conceptualizing Contemporary Immigrant Integration in the Rural United States and United Kingdom.
  • 6. Rural Poverty and Social Exclusion in the United States and the United Kingdom7. Rural Economic Transformations in the UK and US; 8. Entrepreneurial Behaviour among Rural In-Migrants; 9. Local Food Systems and Networks in the US and the UK: Community Development Considerations for Rural Areas; Part III: Governance; 10. Policy Affecting Rural People, Economies and Communities; 11. The Evolution of Agriculture and Agricultural Policy in the UK and US; 12. Agri-Environmental Policy, Rural Environments and Forks in the Road: A Comparative Analysis of the US and the UK.
  • 13. Nature Conservation and Environmental Management: Working Landscapes in Adirondack Park, US, and Cairngorms National Park, UK14. Regionalism and Rural Policy; 15. Rural Governance: Participation, Power and Possibilities for Action; 16. Constructing the Rural-Urban Interface: Place Still Matters in a Highly Mobile Society; Annex: The Statistical Measurement of Urban and Rural Residence in the UK and US; Contributors; Notes; References; Index.

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