Product Description: This book, originally published in 1987, provides an integrative, analytical aproach to rural areas in advanced economies. Causation and the consequences of societal change have been emphasised, in a framework which draws out processes which oeprate at different geographical scales (and with varying intensities across space)...read more

Product Description: Examining the genral character and key issues of local politics, People, Power and Place discusses the effect of local government policieson the general population and identifies those who gain or lose under them. Based on a comparitive investigation of Britain and the United States, the book explores the changing influences of institutions and individuals in local political systems and activity...read more

Product Description: Despite the fact that the rural commuter belts of cities are major loci of population change, economic growth and dynamic social change within city regions, most research tends to ignore this area while focusing on the built-up city core...read more

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Product Description: Researching Human Geography is an essential new text for any geography student about to embark on a research project. An understanding of how different theories of knowledge have influenced research methodologies is crucial in planning and designing effective research; this book makes this link clear and explores how various philosophical positions, from positivism to post-structuralism, have become associated with particular methodologies...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This work is the first in a series of edited volumes concerned with the evolution, implementation and analysis of European rural policy. This volume examines the shifting relationship of agricultural, environmental and food politics within Europe focusing on specific areas of change including agricultural restructuring, agriculture-environment relations and consumer preferences...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: Examines the character and different traditions of rural life in Europe, seeking to explore how these have become embedded in national identities and through this see expression in governmental policies, as well as economic, environmental and social change in country areas...read more

Product Description: London, one of the largest and most diverse cities in the world, has particular problems, trends and potentials which make its investigation an essential component of urban studies. The contributors examine the economic, social and political dimensions of its existence...read more