Table of Contents

Introduction 1. A Differentiated Countryside? 2. Regionalising the Rural 3. Theorising Differentiation 4. The 'Preserved' Countryside 5. The 'Contested' Countryside 6. The 'Paternalistic' Countryside 7. The Differentiated Polity 8. The Dynamics of Differentiation

About the Author

Jonathan Murdoch is Professor of Environmental Planning in the Department of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University.
Philip Lowe is the Duke of Northumberland Professor of Rural Economy in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Food Marketing at the University of Newcastle.
Neil Ward is Professor of Rural Policy in the School of Geography at the University of Leeds.
Terry Marsden is Professor and Head of Department in the Department of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University.

Reviews

'A useful reference book for researchers in related fields.' - Geography