Rural Geography: Processes, Responses and Experiencesin Rural Restructuring

摘要

Rural Geography has been one of the most dynamic sub-fields of the discipline of Geography over the last two decades. Yet, Mike Woods' recent volume is the first textbook to bear this specific name since 1985. To understand why, and also to appreciate the position from which the book is written, it is necessary to look back briefly at the rather arcane development of rural geography text publication. With the luxury of hindsight, three interesting observations can be made which help to reveal the mould from which this book is cast and so alert readers from the outset as to what they should expect.