Community in Urban–Rural Systems

Theory, Planning, and Development

AvGregory M. Fulkerson

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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Gregory M. Fulkerson offers a complete portrait of what communities are, how they work, and how they are embedded in urban–rural systems at regional, national, and global scales. After explaining the concept of urban–rural systems, Fulkerson walks through the central dynamics of environmental demography, political economy, culture, social interaction, the built environment, and community connections. His focus on urban–rural systems ensures that communities are understood as nodes within a network, overcoming the tendency to view them as self-contained. Each chapter in Community in Urban–Rural Systems: Theory, Planning, and Development offers a blend of classical and contemporary theories and concludes with relevant planning considerations. An additional chapter on community development provides strategies for translating planning considerations into action. The conclusion offers insights into long-term principles of community sustainability and justice.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-01-12
Mått:151 x 229 x 11 mm
Vikt:272 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Studies in Urban–Rural Dynamics
Antal sidor:194
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781666917550

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Gregory Fulkerson is professor and chair of sociology at the State University of New York at Oneonta.

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Fulkerson, a sociologist whose work focuses on globalization, rurality, community, agriculture, and the environment, aims to promote systemic understanding of the relationships that tie together urban and rural areas. In this volume he explicates the issues surrounding the seeming powerlessness and dependence of rural areas in relation to urban areas in an urban-oriented global world. It brings together a wide range of literature relevant to how humans organize themselves economically, politically, and socially. An important dimension of this discussion is the concept of environmental sustainability. Including an extensive bibliography and a very good concluding chapter summarizing the arguments, this is an excellent work for both students of community and community development practitioners. Highly recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty; professionals

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: Defining and Studying CommunityChapter 1: Urban-Rural SystemsChapter 2: Environmental DemographyChapter 3: Political EconomyChapter 4: CultureChapter 5: Social InteractionChapter 6: Built Environment and Spatial OrganizationChapter 7: Community ConnectionsChapter 8: Community Planning and DevelopmentConclusion: Toward Sustainability and Justice