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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Rural futures"”.
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Model Villages
… as a space of transformation, utopia, and rural development, tracing its historical trajectories and contemporary manifestations across different contexts. Given the limited scholarship on model villages, it critically examines what it means to be a model—and a model for what. Through …
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Relational rural geographies, resilience, and narratives of small-scale fruit farming in the metropolitan countryside of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
… analyses the processes through which farming and rural communities in transition economies build resilience in the face of changes to rural areas caused by globalisation and urbanisation. The study is based on analysis of how urban-rural interactions have affected small-scale farming in the …
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Re-Imagining America : rural futurism, speculative fiction, And reckoning with a new era
… more fully and clearly. By imagining alternative futures, and communicating them to a broader audience through fiction, I propose we may better understand, collectively, how to enact our agency in the present to address these challenges head-on. In this thesis, I argue for the practice of …
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Transformation in US Agriculture: Insights from Energy Price Shocks, Ecosystem Service Enhancements, and Renewable Energy Developments
… view of the potential for US agriculture and rural economies to adapt to shifting energy landscapes, conservation needs, and renewable energy development. The findings provide valuable guidance for farmers, planners, and policymakers working to ensure sustainable and inclusive rural futures in …