ANDREW GILG - An Introduction to Rural Geography

London England, Edward Arnold, 1985. 1st Paperback Edition, Binding: Soft Cover, Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0713164301 Paperback Paperback. Previous owners name crossed out to inside cover. Firstly, the book is centred on the literature and discusses what rural geographers have done, why and how they have done it, what they have found out and what the policy implications are. Secondly, most chapter fall into the braod divisions of data sources, empirical studies, theortetical formulation, and policy implementation. The author concludes that two major themes emerge in his book. The first is the special spatial nature of rural areas, characterised by extensive land uses and the effect of the friction of distance. And the second is that much rural geographical work has been charactised by an applied approach. 210 pp.