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Rural development : principles and practice / Malcolm J. Moseley.

By: Moseley, Malcolm J.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2003Description: xi, 227 p. : map ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0761947671; 9780761947677; 9780761947660.Subject(s): Rural development -- Great Britain -- Case studies | Rural development -- Europe -- Case studies | Architecture and Planning | Rural communities | Human geography | Rural planning | Regional geographyDDC classification: 307.1412 MOS Summary: Moseley explains the mechanisms for planning, managing and financing rural development at the local level. The text provides students and practitioners with a primer that links the theory to the practice of 'doing' rural development.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

`Malcolm Moseley makes an impressive job of "cutting through the cackle" and has produced a definitive catch-all volume to inform students, practitioners, community activists and local decision makers alike.... The book is transparently and logically laid out.... From a personal perspective as community activist and local authority member, I found the book invaluable. Here were satisfying definitions of terms I have grappled with for years - "rural", "community", "sustainable", "social capital", "capacity building", "the leaky bucket". Here also were some outstanding examples of good practice... In sum, this is a rural community development painting by numbers in the hands of an old master, well worth around £20 of investment′ - The Rural Digest

Advocating the fundamental need for an innovative and holistic approach to rural development, Rural Development: Principles and Practice demonstrates and explains, whilst seeking to improve, the mechanisms for planning, managing and financing rural development at the local level.

This book is structured in terms of the key concepts of this field: sustainability, innovation, adding value, entrepreneurship, community, social inclusion, accessibility, partnership, community involvement, diagnosis, strategic planning, implementation and evaluation. Each is then placed into a practical context by two illustrative case studies related to development in rural Europe, the initiatives of which the author was either personally involved in or had personal knowledge.

The first director of ACRE (the national voluntary organisation committed to promoting the vitality of England′s villages and small towns and to improving the quality of life of their disadvantaged residents), Malcolm Moseley is a researcher, teacher and consultant in the European Union′s `LEADER Rural Development Programme′ and the Countryside and Community Research Unit of the University of Gloucestershire. The author draws from this wealth of personal experience with the aim of providing activists, practitioners and specialists, as well as students, a concise and operational text which links the theory and practice of undertaking locally focused rural development. As such, Rural Development: Principles and Practice is essential reading for all interested or actively involved in local rural development issues.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-225) and index.

Moseley explains the mechanisms for planning, managing and financing rural development at the local level. The text provides students and practitioners with a primer that links the theory to the practice of 'doing' rural development.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Rural Development
  • Making it Local
  • Part 1 Principles
  • Sustainability
  • Respecting the Long Term
  • Innovation
  • Breaking the Mould
  • Adding Value
  • Building on What's There
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Backing the Risk-Taker
  • Community
  • Promoting a Sense of Belonging
  • Social Inclusion
  • Bringing on Board
  • Accessibility
  • Bringing Within Reach
  • Partnership
  • Working in Harness
  • Community Involvement
  • Embracing the People
  • Part 2 Practice
  • Diagnosis
  • Researching the Baseline
  • Strategic Planning
  • Orchestrating Action
  • Implementation
  • Making Things Happen
  • Evaluation
  • Assessing Achievement
  • Conclusion
  • More Research Needed