1st Edition

Rural Settlement in an Urban World

By Michael Bunce Copyright 1982
222 Pages
by Routledge

222 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1982, this book emphasizes the continued significance and distinctiveness of rural settlement, while at the same time recognizing the great changes of recent decades. The early chapters review the field of rural study and trace the evolution of man-land relationships in the establishment of the traditional elements of rural settlement. Later chapters discuss the changes... Read more

1. The Study of Rural Settlement 2. The Village 3. Beyond the Village 4. Patterns 5. Stagnation and Decline 6. Modernization and Change in Agricultural Settlement 7. Residential and Recreational Development 8. Public Policy and the Future of Rural Settlement

Biography

Michael Bunce