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European CountrysideThe COVID-19 pandemic has brought profound changes to the realm of second-home tourism, with far-reaching consequences for rural areas. Our quantitative survey of Hungary explores the multifaceted implications of this transformation along three axes ...
Sulyok Judit +3 more
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The International Journal of Information, Diversity, & InclusionThis qualitative study analyzes interview data with 12 Queer adults living in rural communities in one New England state in the United States. The paper determines how, if at all, participants implement resistant tactics, as defined by de Certeau, to ...
Rhys Dreeszen Bowman
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Processes of Change in the Social Structure of Poland’s Rural Population in the Years 1991–2013
Wieś i Rolnictwo, 2016 The article discusses changes in the social structure of rural population in the years 1991–2013. In that period the share of farmers decreased from 46% to 27%, the share of workers increasing from 33% to 45% and the share of middle class – from 15% to ...
Maria Halamska
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Africa is recognized as the final frontier for urbanization and capitalism. Following a long wave of massive loans to promote state‐led developments, small private foreign and local developers are transforming the urban landscape on the outskirts of Luanda, forging partnerships with Angola's national and local governments and developing an ...
Higor Carvalho
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Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic SeriesThe aim of this paper is to establish a conceptual framework for the rent gap theory in agriculture and to identify potential implications of the rent gap for socio-economic processes occurring in agriculture and rural areas.
Bazyli Czyżewski +2 more
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Rhetoric and Realities of Gentrification: Reply to Powell and Spencer [PDF]
, 2003 Gentrification represents one of the most encouraging trends in city life since the 1960s. That may be a sad commentary on the fate of American cities or on our urban policies, but it is nevertheless true.
Byrne, J. Peter
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COMMON SENSE LAW: Making Right/s in the Liberal City
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract This article, co‐authored by encampment and university scholars, is concerned with how homeless persons challenge rightlessness. We do so by advancing a conceptual framework of common sense law, arguing that such contestations take place not only in courtrooms but also in the lived spaces of homelessness.
Ananya Roy +3 more
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Reflexive Gentrification of Working Lands in the American West: Contesting the 'Middle Landscape'
Journal of Rural and Community Development, 2014 The scenic rural landscape of Wallowa County, Oregon has attracted attention from affluent urban populations who value the physical setting and sense of rural authenticity of this remote setting.
Jesse Abrams, John Bliss, Hannah Gosnell
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HeritageThere has recently been discussion regarding how heritage rural areas are culturally affected by recent urban-to-rural migration. However, little research has been conducted on the form this process takes in post-communist contexts.
Alexandru Dragan +2 more
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Is land‐use deregulation enough to deliver housing?: The case of institutional frictions in India
Real Estate Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This paper examines whether land use deregulation increases housing supply in the presence of additional institutional frictions, such as ill‐defined property rights. India's urban land ceiling (ULC) laws, which put limits on individual ownership of private vacant land in the largest cities, were repealed during the 2000s.
Arnab Dutta +2 more
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