Rural Cooperation in Europe: In Search of the 'Relational Rurals' Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Publish Date: 10/31/2014 Language: ENGLISH Pages: 291 Weight: 1.79 ISBN-13: 9781137348883 Dewey: 307.1/412
It calls for a relational turn in rural studies and demonstrates the importance and distinctiveness of rural relationships, processes and dynamics. The volume introduces readers to current thinking about rural, peripheral areas and the challenges faced by organisations and individuals in Europe working in these areas with regard to policy, rural dynamics, development, cooperation, contestation, conflict and associated phenomena, many of which have remained unnoticed, inaccurately conceptualised, or inadequately depicted until now. The book explores the rural-urban divide, institutional cooperation, rural policy challenges and solutions and gover...
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