Rural People and Communities in the 21st Century: Resilience and Transformation

By Kai A. Schafft and David L. Brown

Book Overview

Rural people continue to play important social, economic and environmental roles at a time in which societies are rapidly urbanizing. This book examines the causes and consequences of major changes affecting rural communities at the start of the twenty-first century, and explores policies developed to ameliorate problems or enhance opportunities.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745641288
• ISBN13: 9780745641287
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.6"