The Geography of Rural Change

ISBN-13: 9781138465886 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017

Brian W. Ilbery

Opis

This text examines the processes and outcomes of rural change as a result of a period of major restructuring in developed market economies. Emphasis is placed on relevant principles, concepts and theories of rural change and these are supported by case study evidence drawn from different parts of the developed world.

Spis treści

Dimensions of Rural Change.PART I: THEORETICAL APPROACHES1. Rural Restructuring: Economic Perspectives2. Rural Restructuring: Social Perspectives.PART II RURAL LAND USE CHANGES 3. From Agricultural Modernisation to Diversification4. Conserving Nature: A Rural Land Use Revolution?5. The Changing Role of Forests.PART III CHANGING RURAL ECONOMY AND SOCIETY6. Population Change: Depopulation and Repopulation7. Rural Industrialisation8. Rural Policy and Planning 9. Rural Recreation and Tourism10. Service Provision and Social Deprivation. Conclusion

O autorze

Ilbery, Brian