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Rural Geographies provides a critical, contemporary and accessible introduction to rural change by using geographical ideas to understand current issues affecting the countryside.
The book discusses how the countryside has been studied by geographers across a range of different scales, from village community to the global countryside. Each chapter provides a concise and well-illustrated introduction to a key theme in rural geography, using current literature and contemporary examples. The book is divided into four sections that cover rural contexts, changes, contests and cultures. The volume takes a global perspective but is largely centred on the Global North, reflecting the tradition of scholarship in rural geography.
Rural Geographies is driven by thinking in human geography. It reflects how major paradigmatic changes in the discipline have impacted, and have been informed by, the sub-discipline of rural geography. The aim is to introduce key ideas and concepts that will teach students the critical skills necessary to analyse rural issues themselves. The text will be a valuable resource for undergraduate students studying rural geography and rural studies.
List of contents
Chapter 1. Introduction Part I Contexts Chapter 2: Where Is the Country? Chapter 3: Doing Away with Rurality? Chapter 4: Geographies of The Rural Part II Changes Chapter 5: Farming and Food Chapter 6: Economic Restructuring Chapter 7: Changing Representations of Rurality Chapter 8: Changing Rural Lives Part III Contests Chapter 9: Poverty and Social Exclusion Chapter 10: Policy and Governance Chapter 11: Housing, Homelessness and Home Chapter 12: Mobility and Immobility Chapter 13: Sustainability, Resilience and Rurality Part IV Cultures Chapter 14: Rural Landscapes Chapter 15: Performing Rurality Chapter 16: Rural Others, Other Rurals Chapter 17: Gender, Sexuality and The Body Chapter 18: More Than Human Ruralities Chapter 19: Conclusions
About the author
Richard Yarwood is Professor of Human Geography and the Director of the Doctoral College at the University of Plymouth, UK.
Summary
Rural Geographies provides a critical, contemporary and accessible introduction to understanding rural change by using geographical ideas to explain and analyse current issues affecting the countryside.
