Rural

by Michael Woods

The division of 'rural' and 'urban' is one of the oldest ideas in Geography and is deeply engrained in our culture. Throughout history, the rural has been attributed with many meanings: as a source of food and energy; as a pristine wilderness, or as a bucolic idyll; as a playground, or a place of escape; as a fragile space of nature, in need of protection; and as a primitive place, in need of modernization. But is the idea of the rural still relevant...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415442400
• ISBN13: 9780415442404
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.5"