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Record Nr.

UNINA9910446346103321

Titolo

The next rural economies : constructing rural place in global economies / / edited by Greg Halseth, Sean Markey, David Bruce

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA, : CABI North American Office, 2010

ISBN

1-282-70150-9

9786612701504

1-84593-582-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (315 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HalsethGreg

MarkeySean Patrick <1970->

BruceDavid <1967->

Disciplina

307.1/412091722

Soggetti

Rural development

Rural population

Rural-urban relations

Rural tourism

New business enterprises

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: The Next Rural Economies; Demographics, Migration, and Immigration; Emerging Economies; Rural Policy and Governance; Rural-Urban Exchange; Renewal in Resource Peripheries; Closing; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Discusses the future of rural development and the recognition of the importance of 'place-based economies'. This title includes topics such as seasonal economies, amenity migration, IT industries, green energy, and transportation developments.