GGR107H1 Chapter 10: Rural Worlds
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Concrete outcomes y rural and urban areas overlap in many ways, should perceive as a rural-urban continuum. Themes include diversification, environmental change, international food chains and deregulation. y recent: postmodern movement influence; cultural approach that seeks to break down binaries and structures, emphasizing the role of rurality as a social construct. Themes carried over from 1990s include commodification, gentrification, accessibility, counter- urbanization and agri-food systems. y future: linking the new cultural rural geography approach with political economy rural studies; more research on the rural geography of the global south. Interactions within rural worlds, between rural and urban spaces, and across continents occurs in 4 categories: demographics, polities, cultures, and economies. A significant north/south divide in terms of demographics rural/urban dichotomy: north (26% rural) vs. south (57% rural). Rural depopulation has been an almost universal trend, with the most rapid rates in poorer regions of the planet with deleterious consequences.
