Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm
Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm
Reihe: Key Concepts in Human Geography
ISBN: 978-1-84787-560-0
Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd
Key Concepts in Rural Geography is a new kind of textbook that forms part of an innovative set of companion texts for the Human Geography sub-disciplines. Organized around 20 short essays, Key Concepts in Rural Geography provides a cutting edge introduction to the central concepts that define contemporary research in rural geography. Involving detailed and expansive discussions, the book includes:
- an introductory chapter providing a succinct overview of the recent developments in the field
- over 20 key concept entries with comprehensive explanations, definitions and evolutions of the subject
- extensive pedagogic features that enhance understanding including a glossary, figures, diagrams and further reading
Key Concepts in Rural Geography is an ideal companion text for upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate students in rural geography and covers the expected staples of the sub-discipline from agricultural geography and counterurbanization to hybridity and community. Written by an internationally recognized set of authors, Key Concepts in Rural Geography is an essential addition to any geography student's library.
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Introduction
Introducing Rural Geography
Definitions and Representations
Rurality and post-rurality
Rural idyll
Landscape
Nature and the environment
People and Communities
Community
Migration, counterurbanization and population change
Class
Culture
Gender and sexuality
Health and wellbeing
Marginalized rural lifestyles
Poverty, deprivation and social exclusion
Resources and Economies
Agricultural geography
Productivism and the post-productivist tradition
Agri-food system
Neoliberalism and economic restructuring
Resource management and resource politics
Commodification and amenity landscapes
Land use planning
Rural development
Changes and Challenges
Globalization
Rural policy, politics and protest
Governance and governmentality
Technology
Hybridity and post-humanism
