{"product_id":"the-routledge-handbook-of-comparative-rural-policy-9781032087221","title":"The Routledge Handbook of Comparative Rural","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume represents the result of almost two decades of trans-Atlantic collaborative development of a policy research paradigm, the \u003ci\u003eInternational Comparative Rural Policy Studies\u003c\/i\u003e program. Over this period dozens of scientists from different disciplines but with a common interest in rural issues and policy have collaboratively studied the policies in North America, Europe, and other parts of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA core element of the book is the idea and practice of comparative research and analysis  what can be learned from comparisons, how and why policies vary in different contexts, and what lessons might or might not be transferable across borders. It provides skills for the use of comparative methods as important tools to analyze the functioning of strategies and specific policy interventions in different contexts and a holistic approach for the management of resources in rural regions. It promotes innovation as a tool to valorize endogenous\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eList of figures. List of tables. Notes on contributors. Acknowledgements. Rural Policy Learning Commons.\u003c\/em\u003e Introduction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart I: Introduction to comparative rural policy studies \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1\u003c\/strong\u003e What is rural? What is rural policy? What is rural development policy? \u003cstrong\u003e2\u003c\/strong\u003e Comparing ruralities: the case of Canada and the United States. \u003cstrong\u003e3\u003c\/strong\u003e What is rural? The historical evolution of rural typologies in Europe. \u003cstrong\u003e4\u003c\/strong\u003e A comparative rural profile across OECD member countries. \u003cstrong\u003e5\u003c\/strong\u003e Why comparative rural policy studies? Comparative theory and methods. \u003cstrong\u003e6\u003c\/strong\u003e Policy process theory for rural policy. \u003cstrong\u003e7\u003c\/strong\u003e Policy outcomes of decentralized public programs: implications for rural policy. \u003cstrong\u003e8\u003c\/strong\u003e Co-constructing rural futures: understanding place-based development and policy. \u003cstrong\u003e9\u003c\/strong\u003e Territorial capital in rural policy development.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart II: People and society \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e10\u003c\/strong\u003e International migration: sustaining rural communities. \u003cstrong\u003e11\u003c\/strong\u003e Rural immigration and welcoming communities. \u003cstrong\u003e12\u003c\/strong\u003e The role of women in rural areas. \u003cstrong\u003e13\u003c\/strong\u003e Rural poverty in a comparative context. \u003cstrong\u003e14\u003c\/strong\u003e Understanding the dimensions of aging and old age in rural areas. \u003cstrong\u003e15\u003c\/strong\u003e Rural health and well-being. \u003cstrong\u003e16\u003c\/strong\u003e Rural policy and the cultural construction of the urban\/rural divide in the United States and Europe. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart III: Resources and environment \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e17\u003c\/strong\u003e Environmental policy: what are the options? \u003cstrong\u003e18\u003c\/strong\u003e The inefficiency of resource policy as a mechanism to deliver rural policy. \u003cstrong\u003e19\u003c\/strong\u003e The water–energy–food–climate nexus. \u003cstrong\u003e20\u003c\/strong\u003e Governance of watersheds in rural areas. \u003cstrong\u003e21\u003c\/strong\u003e Rethinking energy in agricultural and rural areas. \u003cstrong\u003e22\u003c\/strong\u003e Conventional and alternative agri-food chains. \u003cstrong\u003e23\u003c\/strong\u003e Building sustainable regional food systems: policies and support. \u003cstrong\u003e24\u003c\/strong\u003e Drivers of food losses and their implications for the agro-food chain: selected case studies. \u003cstrong\u003e25\u003c\/strong\u003e Fish as food: policies affecting food sovereignty for rural Indigenous communities in North America. \u003cstrong\u003e26\u003c\/strong\u003e Public policies affecting community forest management.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart IV: Innovation \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e27\u003c\/strong\u003e Social economy and entrepreneurship in rural areas. \u003cstrong\u003e28\u003c\/strong\u003e Grounded innovation in the rural bioeconomy. \u003cstrong\u003e29\u003c\/strong\u003e Innovation, broadband, and community resilience. \u003cstrong\u003e30\u003c\/strong\u003e Climate change adaptation by farmers: the case of Nepal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart V: Rural policy reviews \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e31\u003c\/strong\u003e Rural policy in the United States. \u003cstrong\u003e32\u003c\/strong\u003e Rural policy in Canada. \u003cstrong\u003e33\u003c\/strong\u003e Rural policy in Europe. \u003cstrong\u003e34\u003c\/strong\u003e Rural policy in the Western Balkans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart VI: Comparative rural policy case studies \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e35\u003c\/strong\u003e Peri-urban agricultural policies in Canada and France. \u003cstrong\u003e36\u003c\/strong\u003e A non-profit as a policy actor? A case study of the Breds Treasure Beach Foundation in Jamaica. \u003cstrong\u003e37\u003c\/strong\u003e Post-Soviet rural areas towards European integration: the difficult transition of Moldova. \u003cstrong\u003e38\u003c\/strong\u003e “Why local governments?” An ongoing debate in rural New Brunswick, Canada. \u003cstrong\u003e39\u003c\/strong\u003e A comparative case study of the Main Street Program in the United States. \u003cstrong\u003e40\u003c\/strong\u003e Community-managed forestry in Palo Seco, Mexico. \u003cstrong\u003e41\u003c\/strong\u003e Land ownership and land management policies in Norway and Scotland. \u003cstrong\u003e42\u003c\/strong\u003e Local policies addressing poverty and social exclusion in rural Spain during the recession. \u003cstrong\u003e43\u003c\/strong\u003e Integral mountain development in Spain: an historical review.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIndex.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018831331671,"sku":"9781032087221","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032087221.jpg?v=1750778314","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-routledge-handbook-of-comparative-rural-policy-9781032087221","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}