Rural Transformations and Rural Policies in the US and UK (Paperback)

Part 1: Introduction  1. Rural Transformations: Conceptual and Policy Issues  Sally Shortall and Mildred E. Warner  2. The Agency of Rural Research in Comparative Context  Philip Lowe  Part 2: Socio-Economic Change  3. Migration and Urban-Rural Population Redistribution in the UK and US  Tony Champion and David L. Brown  4. Demographic Ageing in Rural Areas: Insights from the UK and US  Lorna Philip, David Brown and Aileen Stockdale  5. Conceptualizing Contemporary Immigrant Integration in the Rural United States and United Kingdom  Philomena de Lima, Pilar A. Parra, and Max J. Pfeffer  6. Rural Poverty and Social Exclusion in the United States and the United Kingdom  Mark Shucksmith and Kai Schafft  7. Rural Economic Transformations in the UK and US  Jane Atterton, John Bryden and Tom Johnson  8. Entrepreneurial Behaviour Among Rural In-Migrants  Gary Bosworth and Nina Glasgow  9. Local Food Systems and Networks in the US and the UK: Community Development Considerations for Rural Areas  Clare Hinrichs and Liz Charles  Part 3: Governance  10. Policy Affecting Rural People, Economies and Communities  John Bryden and Mildred E. Warner  11. The Evolution of Agriculture and Agricultural Policy in the UK and USA  Kathryn Brasier, Jill Findeis, Carmen Hubbard, Lionel Hubbard and Rodrigo Salcedo DuBois  12. Agri-Environmental Policy, Rural Environments and Forks in the Road: A Comparative Analysis of the US and the UK  Clive Potter and Steven Wolf  13. Nature Conservation and Environmental Management: Working Landscapes in Adirondack Park, USA, and Cairngorms National Park, UK  Jo Vergunst, Charles Geisler and Richard Stedman  14. Regionalism and Rural Policy  Sally Hewitt and Nicola Thompson  15. Rural Governance: Participation, Power and Possibilities for Action  Megan Swindal and Ruth McAreavey  16. Constructing the Rural-Urban Interface: Place Still Matters in a Highly Mobile Society  Mark Shucksmith, David L. Brown and Jo Vergunst  Annex: The Statistical Measurement of Urban and Rural Residence in the UK and US  Tony Champion and David L. Brown