Rural / by Michael Woods.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Woods, Michael, 1946- author.

Series:

Key Ideas in Geography

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geographical perception.

Rural geography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (349 pages.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The division of 'rural' and 'urban' is one of the oldest ideas in Geography and is deeply engrained in our culture. Throughout history, the rural has been attributed with many meanings: as a source of food and energy; as a pristine wilderness, or as a bucolic idyll; as a playground, or a place of escape; as a fragile space of nature, in need of protection; and as a primitive place, in need of modernization. But is the idea of the rural still relevant today?Rural provides an advanced introduction to the study of rural places and processes in Geography and related disci

Contents:

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1 APPROACHING THE RURAL; 2 IMAGINING THE RURAL; 3 EXPLOITING THE RURAL; 4 CONSUMING THE RURAL; 5 DEVELOPING THE RURAL; 6 LIVING IN THE RURAL; 7 PERFORMING THE RURAL; 8 REGULATING THE RURAL; 9 RE-MAKING THE RURAL; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-91917-1

1-136-91918-X

1-282-93030-3

9786612930300

0-203-84430-0

9780203844304

OCLC:

741356668