{"product_id":"9780761947615","title":"Rural Geography: Processes, Responses and Experiences in Rural Restructuring","description":"\u003cp\u003e \"Michael Woods has taken on the formidable task of giving an overview of rural places and society in advanced economies as a single author and has presented a book that rightly deserves to be called state-of-the-art. \"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e- Geographische Rundschau\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"For those students with an interest in rural change, this 'state of the art' book is essential reading.\" - \u003ci\u003eBrian Ilbery, University of Coventry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"With Rural Geography Michael Woods remedies the often underestimated dynamism of rural places and rural society by providing the much-needed synthesis of the European and North American literature on rural restructuring and globalization processes.\" -\u003ci\u003e Patrick H. Mooney, University of Kentucky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRural Geography is an introduction to contemporary rural societies and economies in the developed world. It examines the social and economic processes at work in the contemporary countryside - including the more traditional: like agriculture; land use; and population; as well as wider themes like: rural health, crime, exclusion, commodification, and alternative lifestyles. With a contextualising section defining the rural, the text is organized systematically in three principal sections: Processes of Rural Restructuring,Responses to Rural Restructuring, and Experiences of Rural Restructuring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing the most recent empirical material, statistical data, and research, the text is global in perspective using comparative examples throughout. Rural Geography is a systematic introduction to the processes, responses, and experiences of rural restructuring. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47029621489904,"sku":"9780761947615","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780761947615_p0.jpg?v=1763661921","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780761947615","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}