Rural decline is an inevitable process as human society transforms from the agrarian to the
urban-industrial economy, and further on to the knowledge economy. Through an extensive …

A world with large disparities in development between rural and urban areas could never
achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs). Issues related to agriculture, rural areas …

With the increase in climate change and increasing social concerns about environmental
deterioration, sustainability has become a hot topic in both natural and social research …

Over the past 30 years, accelerating change has been one of the defining attributes of rural
landscapes around the world. In response, there has been an increasing volume of rural …

In the past, rural prosperity has been mainly associated with the modernisation of agriculture
and the economic benefits that appear to originate from it. Today we know that this simple …

The Geography of Rural Change provides a thorough examination of the processes and
outcomes of rural change as a result of a period of major restructuring in developed market …

Rural social enterprises are increasingly recognized as organisations that contribute to local
development by providing goods and/or services to meet community needs and by fostering …

Purpose Rural resilience plays an important role in maintaining rural stability and people's
living standards in the face of risks and unexpected challenges. The purpose of this paper is …

It has been recognized that China's targeted poverty alleviation policy can greatly improve
the economic development of rural areas, but whether it can improve rural resilience for …

Drawing on a critical reflection on the long-lasting debates of rural-urban dichotomy, we
argue for a reconceptualisation of the rural that emphasises the ever-evolving and …