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Bosworth, Gary; Atterton, Jane – Rural Sociology, 2012
The social, cultural, and economic transitions in rural areas across the globe lead us to critique the traditional "top-down" or "bottom-up" distinction as being outdated for contemporary rural policy. In Europe and the United States in particular, high rates of counterurbanization heighten the need for new ways of thinking…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Foreign Countries, Rural Development, Social Networks
Winkler, Richelle; Field, Donald R.; Luloff, A. E.; Krannich, Richard S.; Williams, Tracy – Rural Sociology, 2007
Rural communities have experienced dramatic demographic, social, and economic transformations over the past 30 years. Historically characterized by close links between natural resources and social, cultural, and economic structures, few of today's rural communities remain heavily dependent upon traditional extractive industries like ranching,…
Descriptors: Population Growth, Factor Analysis, Rural Areas, Natural Resources
Torkelsson, Asa – Rural Sociology, 2007
Poor people make use of a variety of contextually relevant resources to pursue their livelihood strategies, and there is wide empirical evidence that opportunities and constraints for accessing these may vary considerably for women and men, particularly in the rural areas of developing countries. In this article, micro-evidence from a case study…
Descriptors: Social Structure, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries, Rural Development
Green, Gary Paul; Haines, Anna; Dunn, Adam; Sullivan, Daniel Monroe – Rural Sociology, 2002
Rural communities rely increasingly on local development organizations (LDOs) to promote economic development. The rise of LDOs has been the source of much debate. Using a national data set that links local governments with development organizations, we contrast the economic development activities, and their outcomes, of local governments and…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Rural Areas, Local Government, Recruitment
Sharp, Jeff S. – Rural Sociology, 2001
I examine the concept of the community field to identify the structures, elements, and processes that generate improved capacity for community action. I conduct analysis of interlocking leadership among local organizations and recent community action in three Midwestern communities to determine the structure and attributes of the community field.…
Descriptors: Community Development, Network Analysis, Community Action, Community Influence
Gordon, Jason S.; Matarrita-Cascante, David; Stedman, Richard C.; Luloff, A. E. – Rural Sociology, 2010
Given increasing political and financial commitments to wildfire preparedness, risk policy demands that risk identification, assessment, and mitigation activities are balanced among diverse resident groups. Essential for this is the understanding of residents' perceptions of wildfire risks. This study compares wildfire-risk perceptions of…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Community Development, Land Use, Population Trends
Klein, Jeffrey A.; Wolf, Steven A. – Rural Sociology, 2007
Globalization and shifting societal relations with nature generate change and conflicting politics in rural areas of industrialized nations. In this context, "multifunctionality" has emerged as an important policy logic to stabilize commodity production while encouraging amenity-based development and the production of ecological…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Land Use, Global Approach, Mail Surveys
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Machlis, Gary E.; Force, Jo Ellen – Rural Sociology, 1988
Critically evaluates the literature on timber-dependent communities. Examines methodological and theoretical concerns with concepts of community and resource-based economies. Suggests timber dependency may represent a special case of resource dependency and that study of forest-based communities can contribute to sociological knowledge of rural…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Forestry, Literature Reviews, Natural Resources
Ryan, Vernon D.; Agnitsch, Kerry A.; Zhao, Lijun; Mullick, Rehan – Rural Sociology, 2005
This paper examines the influence of community attachment on voluntary citizen participation in rural community improvement projects. We do so by modifying the original systemic model of community attachment (Kasarda and Janowitz 1974) and combining it with tenets of rational choice and social embeddedness theories. The modified model is then…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Rural Areas, Interests, Citizen Participation
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O'Brien, David J.; Raedeke, Andrew; Hassinger, Edward W. – Rural Sociology, 1998
Six-year followup study of five rural Missouri communities found that community viability in terms of maintenance as trade and service center had become disconnected from demographic variables such as school enrollment. Unexpectedly, leaders of more viable places were not better educated or demographically different from other leaders, but had…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Development, Community Leaders, Followup Studies
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Flora, Jan L. – Rural Sociology, 1998
Develops a framework for examining how social capital contributes to the well-being of rural communities. Reviews the educational and social science literature on social capital, contrasting rational choice and embeddedness perspectives. Introduces the concept of entrepreneurial social infrastructure, which adds equality, inclusion, and agency to…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Development, Community Organizations, Community Relations
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Hassanein, Neva; Kloppenburg, Jack R., Jr. – Rural Sociology, 1995
Intensive rotational grazing by Wisconsin dairy farmers represents a local expression of the sustainable agriculture movement. Contrary to interpretations that view local knowledge in agriculture as idiosyncratic, these graziers use horizontal forms of organizing and information exchange to overcome the limits of personal experience and share…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Agricultural Trends, Dairy Farmers, Diffusion (Communication)