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  • Rural Poverty Today

    Experiences of Social Exclusion in Rural Britain

    by Mark Shucksmith, Jayne Glass, Polly Chapman, Jane Atterton ...
    Poverty is perceived as an urban problem, yet many in rural Britain also experience hardship. This book explores how and why people in rural areas experience and negotiate poverty and social exclusion. It examines the role of societal processes, individual circumstances, sources of support (markets; state; voluntary organisations; family and friends) and the role of place.It concludes that the UK ... Read more

    $43.19 USD

  • Hope Under Neoliberal Austerity

    Responses from Civil Society and Civic Universities

    Edited by Mel Steer, Simin Davoudi, Mark Shucksmith, Liz Todd ...
    Neoliberal-driven austerity has changed the role of the state, public service provision and citizenship. Thriving in today’s society is a challenge for communities around the world as governments increasingly promote privatisation, centralised control, individual responsibility and battle with the impacts of Covid19.Co-authored by practitioners and academics and based on case studies of ... Read more

    $41.39 USD

  • Comparing Rural Development

    Continuity and Change in the Countryside of Western Europe

    by Arnar Árnason, Mark Shucksmith ...
    Series series Perspectives on Rural Policy and Planning
    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 ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Young People in Rural Areas of Europe

    by Birgit Jentsch ...
    Series series Perspectives on Rural Policy and Planning
    Despite an EU-wide commitment to rural development, research has rarely focused on the lives of young people in rural areas, their experiences in education and employment, their perceptions of policies relevant to them, and their possibilities of participation. Based on a two-year European research project on policies and young people in rural development, this edited volume examines these issues ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Routledge International Handbook of Rural Studies

    Edited by Mark Shucksmith, David L. Brown ...
    Series series Routledge International Handbooks
    Rural societies around the world are changing in fundamental ways, both at their own initiative and in response to external forces. The Routledge International Handbook of Rural Studies examines the organisation and transformation of rural society in more developed regions of the world, taking an interdisciplinary and problem-focused approach. Written by leading social scientists from many ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • Housing in the European Countryside

    Rural Pressure and Policy in Western Europe

    Edited by Nick Gallent, Mark Shucksmith, Mark Tewdwr-Jones ...
    Series series Housing, Planning and Design Series
    Housing in the European Countryside provides an overview of the housing pressures and policy challenges facing Europe, while highlighting critical differences. By drawing on contemporary research work of leading authors in the fields of housing studies, rural geography and planning, the book provides an introduction to housing issues across the European countryside for those who have hitherto been ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • Rural Transformations and Rural Policies in the US and UK

    Edited by Mark Shucksmith, David L. Brown, Sally Shortall, Jo Vergunst, Mildred E. Warner ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Development and Society
    This book examines the transformations of rural society and economy in the UK and US during the last half-century, and explores the significance of these trends and changes for community sustainability, quality of life and the environment. While both the UK and US are highly urbanised, rural people and communities continue to contribute to national identity, economic development and social ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

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    Processes, Experiences and Responses

    Edited by Judith Allen, Goran Cars, Ali Madanipour ...
    Series series Regions and Cities
    Across Europe concern is rising over the disintegration of social relations and the growing number of people who are being socially excluded. social Exclustoin in European Cities, the first major study of this topic, provides a definition of social exclusion and looks at both the processes which cause it and the dimensions of the problem throughout Europe. The experiences of people living in areas ... Read more

    $87.99 USD

  • Social Sustainability in Urban Areas

    Communities, Connectivity and the Urban Fabric

    Edited by Tony Manzi, Karen Lucas, Tony Lloyd Jones, Judith Allen ...
    This groundbreaking new volume on social sustainability offers both critique and creative solutions. It challenges the conventional wisdoms of social sustainability and presents practical examples of projects that will help practitioners to think carefully and innovatively about the situations they are addressing.The book consists of original contributions from academics working in the fields of ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Making and Managing Public Policy

    by Karen Johnston Miller, Duncan McTavish ...
    Series series Routledge Masters in Public Management
    Understanding how public policy is made and managed is a key component in studying the disciplines of public management and administration. Such are the complexities associated with this topic, a deeper understanding is vital to ensure that practising public managers excel in their roles.This textbook synthesizes the key theories, providing a contemporary understanding of public policy and how it ... Read more

    $104.99 USD

  • Partnership, Collaborative Planning and Urban Regeneration

    by John McCarthy ...
    Approaches to urban regeneration have changed dramatically throughout Europe and the USA over recent decades, drawing on notions of public-private partnership, growth coalitions and local spatial alliances. In this engaging book John McCarthy provides critical consideration of such theories in terms of their application to practice. He shows how these notions are used to explain the nature and ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • Planning Practice

    Critical Perspectives from the UK

    Edited by Jessica Ferm, John Tomaney ...
    Planning Practice: Critical Perspectives from the UK provides the only comprehensive overview of contemporary planning practice in the UK. Drawing on contributions from leading researchers in the field, it examines the tools, contexts and outcomes of planning practice. Part I examines planning processes and tools, and the extent to which theory and practice diverge, covering plan-making, ... Read more

    $72.99 USD