Metropolitan ruralities

• Other Authors: Andersson, Kjell (Professor of social sciences and rural research), Sjo<U+0308>blom, Stefan, Granberg, Leo, Ehrstro<U+0308>m, Peter, Marsden, Terry
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2016.
• Series: Research in rural sociology and development ; v. 23.
• Subjects: Social Science > Sociology > Rural.; Rural planning.; Rural communities.; Rural-urban relations.; Rural development.; City planning.; Urban policy.

During modernity metropolitan ruralities have been regarded as land reserves for urban expansion. However, there is a growing insight that there are limits to the urban expansion into rural areas. Signs of a new position are the awakened interest in the nature, the authentic and the simple way of li...