Beyond the rural-urban divide [[electronic resource] ] : cross-continental perspectives on the differentiated countryside and its regulation / / edited by Kjell Andersson ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455053803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bingley, England, : Emerald, 2009
• ISBN: 1-280-77100-3; 9786613681775; 1-84855-139-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (361 p.)
• Collana: Research in rural sociology and development ; ; v. 14
• Altri autori (Persone): AnderssonKjell
• Disciplina: 307.72
• Soggetti: Forests and forestry - Social aspects; Rural-urban relations; Forest management; Foresters; Farmers; Agriculture and state; Electronic books.
• 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.
• Nota di contenuto: Beyond the Rural-Urban Divide: Cross-Continental Perspectives on the Differentiated Countryside and its Regulation; Copyright page; Contents; List of contributors; Clusters of postcode areas in North Karelia; Introduction: Beyond the rural-urban divide; A dichotomy and its life (above empirical facts); Differentiation processes; Governing differentiation; To conclude; References; Part I. Differentiation processes: Deep rural areas, periurban areas, post-socialist countrysides; Chapter 1. The emerging shortage of labour in forestry in a remote coniferous region: A brake on the massive use of biofuelsIntroduction; Paradigm shifts in regional policy; Recent regional development in North Karelia; Socio-economic dynamics in the area clusters; Population projections in cluster areas as a continuation of recent regional development; Will the recent regional development prevent ; utilization of our forest resources?; Potentials of new employees and entrepreneurs; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2. From suburbia to rural backwater: Exurban rural development in GermanyIntroduction; Rural restructuring and differentiation; Factor analysis: Dimensions of differentiation; Cluster analysis: Types of development paths; Spatial patterns; Internal conflicts; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3. Why did Russia fail in its agricultural reform? A comparative analysis of property rights in Russia and the Baltic countries; Introduction; Shock therapy and its background; Reform policies in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Russia; Labour productivity; Emergent farm structure in the Baltic countriesSoviet heritage for potential future development; Property rights or other reason? Reflections on the failure of reform in Russia; Notes; References; Chapter 4. The future of rural communities in Bulgaria; Introduction; Ways of studying post-socialist villages: Conceptual developments and empirical results in Bulgaria; The development of the Bulgarian village Z.; Structures of economic activity in the village of Z.; Migration and social structure in Z.; The formal power versus the informal leaders; Obstructions and possibilities in the process of social construction in the rural community of the village Z.Political disintegration and division in Z.; Them and us: The gypsy minority in Z.; Forms of village life in Z.; Optimism and pessimism about the prospects of the village; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5. Perceptions of agriculture's multifunctional role among rural Pennsylvanians; Introduction; Multifunctionality of agriculture in global policy; Agricultural multifunctionality at the local level; Conceptualizing multifunctional agriculture in a differentiated rural space; Study location: Pennsylvania
• Sommario/riassunto: The rural-urban dichotomy is one of the most influential figures of thought in history, laying the foundation for academic disciplines such as rural and urban sociology. The dichotomy rests on the assumption that rural and urban areas differ fundamentally. By the mid-twentieth century, scholars had observed that many rural areas displayed a blend.