Arnar Árnason, Mark Shucksmith

Comparing Rural Development

Continuity and Change in the Countryside of Western Europe

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

At a time when there is major reorientation of rural economies in Europe, and the emergence of new possibilities both for governance and for conflict, this book brings together a group of leading academics in the fields of geography, sociology and anthropology to examine how such changes are taking place in the west of Europe. It describes, analyses and theorises the role of networks and social capital in rural development in six countries: Finland, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Scotland and Sweden, and addresses the tension between studying 'local' rural development and the 'globalized' nature of modern economies and societies. An approach to networks and social capital is used as a way of drawing attention to the non-economic dimensions of rural development and society. The book stresses that the links between society and economics are of key importance.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Januar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 492g
• ISBN-13: 9780754675181
• ISBN-10: 0754675181
• Artikelnr.: 45001761

Autorenporträt

Dr Arnar Ã?rnason and Dr Jo Vergunst are both based in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Aberdeen, UK. Professor Mark Shucksmith is based in the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape at Newcastle University , UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface; Introduction
Arnar Ã?rnaason
Andrea Nightingale
Mark Shucksmith and Jo Vergunst; Networks for local development: aiming for visibility
products and success
Esko Lehto and Jukka Oksa; Social capital in rural areas: public goods and public services
Claudio Cecchi; Gendered social capital : exploring the relations between civil society and the labour market
Susanne Stenbacka and Karin Tillberg Mattsson; Identity-building in regional initiatives for rural development: comparing Ireland's lake district and Norway's mountain region
Torill Meistad Frances Hannon and Chris Curtin; The role of identity in contemporary rural development processes
Frances Hannon and Chris Curtin; Using environmental resources: networks in food and landscape
Jo Vergunst
Arnar Ã?rnason
Ronald Macintyre and Andrea Nightingale; Conclusions: comparing rural development
Jo Vergunst and Mark Shucksmith; References; Index.