Community in Urbanrural Systems - Theory, Planning, and Development

Fulkerson provides a contemporary, in-depth understanding of communities that is useful for research, planning, and development purposes. His approach incorporates and builds on the urban-rural dynamics approach centered on the urban-rural system concept, making it relevant to urban and rural scholars.

List of contents

Introduction: Defining and Studying Community
Chapter 1: Urban-Rural Systems
Chapter 2: Environmental Demography
Chapter 3: Political Economy
Chapter 4: Culture
Chapter 5: Social Interaction
Chapter 6: Built Environment and Spatial Organization
Chapter 7: Community Connections
Chapter 8: Community Planning and Development
Conclusion: Toward Sustainability and Justice

About the author

Gregory Fulkerson is professor and chair of sociology at the State University of New York at Oneonta.

Summary

Fulkerson provides a contemporary, in-depth understanding of communities that is useful for research, planning, and development purposes. His approach incorporates and builds on the urban-rural dynamics approach centered on the urban-rural system concept, making it relevant to urban and rural scholars.

Product details

• Authors: Gregory M. Fulkerson, Fulkerson Gregory M.
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9781666917536
• ISBN: 978-1-66691-753-6
• No. of pages: 194
• Series: Studies in Urban-Rural Dynamics; Studies in Urban–Rural Dynamics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Urban, spatial and country planning; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Regional Planning, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural, Rural communities, Regional & area planning, Urban communities