Ecosystems provide many of the material building blocks for human well-being. Although
quantification and appreciation of such contributions have rapidly grown, our dependence …

The division of 'rural'and 'urban'is one of the oldest ideas in Geography and is deeply
engrained in our culture. Throughout history, the rural has been attributed with many …

Recent years have witnessed a welling-up of emotion within geography, a surge of interest
reminiscent of the fascination and exploration of embodiment that characterized much social …

This book outlines how the theoretical ideas, empirical foci, and methodological techniques
of cultural geography make sense of the 'culture wars' that define our time. It is on the …

Studies throughout Europe have suggested that voluntary agri‐environmental programmes
often engender very little change in attitudes towards productivist agriculture among …

Recent research in rural geography has shown increasing interest in the ways in which
rurality is performed and enacted by diverse actors. Rural geographers have also …

This paper explores the role of various social ties in building trust and providing
opportunities for information acquisition and knowledge exchange (IAKE). Social capital is …

In this article, we explore the potential of actor network theory and feminist material semiotics
as a set of tools for critical policy analysis. We describe their focus on material heterogeneity …

The Sciences of Animal Welfare analyses the diverse, interconnecting subjects which
constitute this fascinating multidisciplinary field, whilst also considering the limitations and …

The study of gender in rural spaces is still in its infancy. Thus far, there has been little
exploration of the constitution of the varied and differing ways that gender is constituted in …