The right to be rural
"In this collection, researchers analyze rural societies, economies, and governance in North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia through the lens of rights and citizenship, across such varied domains as education, employment, and health. The provocative concept of a "right to be r…
"This book explores what becomes visible if we look at peripheral, deprived rural regions through the lens of a complex adaptive assemblage and how we can better support these communities"--.
"This book explores what becomes visible if we look at peripheral, deprived rural regions through the lens of a complex adaptive assemblage and how we can better support these communities"--
This book explores what becomes visible if we look at peripheral, deprived rural regions through the lens of a complex adaptive assemblage and how we can better support these communities.
The unique approaches proposed in this book are 'glocal' in character, as they draw on the experiences of South Africans to address the global issue of 'smart communities'. The book blends together social and technical aspects, and presents the experiences from a range of commun…
In the wake of BSE, the threat to ban fox hunting and Foot and Mouth disease, the English countryside appears to be in turmoil. Long-standing uses of rural space are in crisis and, unsurprisingly, political processes in rural areas are marked by conflicts between groups, such as…
The authors consider the interaction between economic processes, political regulation, social structure and environmental change, and the effect on the relationship between rural preservation and rural developmentalism in the English countryside.