Academics from the UK, USA and Canada examine the processes of rural change brought about by the period of major restructuring in the developed market economies. They investigate social, economic and political factors affecting rural change.
"Michael Woods has taken on the formidable task of giving an overview of rural places and society in advanced economies as a single author and has presented a book that rightly deserves to be called state-of-the-art."--Geographische Rundschau "With Rural Geography Michael Woods …
An introduction to contemporary rural societies and economies in the developed world, 'Rural Geography' examines the social and economic processes at work in the countryside.
Rural Geography is an introduction to contemporary rural societies and economies in the developed world. It examines the social and economic processes at work in the contemporary countryside - including the more traditional: like agriculture; land use; and population; as well as…