Offers a collection of essays on key perspectives, frameworks and methodologies in critical rural development studies, with contributions from scholars in the field.

Offers an overview of rural (spatial) planning for students on planning, geography and related programmes. This book charts the major patterns and processes of rural change affecting the British countryside, its landscape, its communities and its economies in the twentieth century. It examines the role of 'planning' in shaping rural spaces.

Rural development is a crucial issue throughout the world. Key issues include farming and forestry, land use and the management of natural resources. In addition, economic diversification in rural communities is at the centre of many programs across the globe.

A critique of the principles of countryside policy in the light of their origins in the commons debate.

Parks face intense pressure both to conserve biodiversity and to provide economic opportunities for rural communities. Based on insights from case studies, this book synthesizes lessons to guide park management in transitional economies where the challenges of poverty and governance can be severe.

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.

Parks face intense pressure both to conserve biodiversity and to provide economic opportunities for rural communities. Based on insights from case studies, this book synthesizes lessons to guide park management in transitional economies where the challenges of poverty and governance can be severe.