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Rural Places and Planning provides a compact analysis for students
and early-career practitioners of the critical connections between
place capitals and the broader ideas and practices of planning,
seeded within rural communities. It looks across twelve
international cases, examining the values that guide the pursuit of
the 'good countryside'. The book presents rural planning - rooted
in imagination and reflecting key values - as being embedded in the
life of particular places, dealing with critical challenges across
housing, services, economy, natural systems, climate action and
community wellbeing in ways that are integrated and recognise
broader place-making needs. It introduces the breadth of the
discipline, presenting examples of what planning means and what it
can achieve in different rural places.
Ireland is now an urban society, and both parts of the island have
experienced rapid urban-generated growth and new patterns of
development in recent years. This inter-disciplinary book adopts an
all-Ireland perspective to investigate the tension that exists
between sustainable urban development values and rhetoric - such as
increased densities, brown field development, the compact city and
social inclusion - and the emerging geography of urban Ireland,
influenced by consumer and lifestyle choices. The introduction
provides an overview of the dynamics of urban change, particularly
during the 1990s, and the experience of rapid economic growth. The
following chapters are divided into two parts, considering
sustainable urban environments, and sustainable communities. This
book will appeal to students, academics, policy and
decision-makers, given that it adopts both a qualitative and
quantitative approach, and introduces a range of new empirical
studies covering both physical and social sustainable development.
Ireland is now an urban society, and both parts of the island have
experienced rapid urban-generated growth and new patterns of
development in recent years. This inter-disciplinary book adopts an
all-Ireland perspective to investigate the tension that exists
between sustainable urban development values and rhetoric - such as
increased densities, brown field development, the compact city and
social inclusion - and the emerging geography of urban Ireland,
influenced by consumer and lifestyle choices. The introduction
provides an overview of the dynamics of urban change, particularly
during the 1990s, and the experience of rapid economic growth. The
following chapters are divided into two parts, considering
sustainable urban environments, and sustainable communities. This
book will appeal to students, academics, policy and
decision-makers, given that it adopts both a qualitative and
quantitative approach, and introduces a range of new empirical
studies covering both physical and social sustainable development.
The Routledge Companion to Rural Planning provides a critical
account and state of the art review of rural planning in the early
years of the twenty-first century. Looking across different
international experiences - from Europe, North America and
Australasia to the transition and emerging economies, including
BRIC and former communist states - it aims to develop new
conceptual propositions and theoretical insights, supported by
detailed case studies and reviews of available data. The Companion
gives coverage to emerging topics in the field and seeks to
position rural planning in the broader context of global
challenges: climate change, the loss of biodiversity, food and
energy security, and low carbon futures. It also looks at old,
established questions in new ways: at social and spatial justice,
place shaping, economic development, and environmental and
landscape management. Planning in the twenty-first century must
grapple not only with the challenges presented by cities and urban
concentration, but also grasp the opportunities - and understand
the risks - arising from rural change and restructuring. Rural
areas are diverse and dynamic. This Companion attempts to capture
and analyse at least some of this diversity, fostering a dialogue
on likely and possible rural futures between a global community of
rural planning researchers. Primarily intended for scholars and
graduate students across a range of disciplines, such as planning,
rural geography, rural sociology, agricultural studies, development
studies, environmental studies and countryside management, this
book will prove to be an invaluable and up-to-date resource.
The Routledge Companion to Rural Planning provides a critical
account and state of the art review of rural planning in the early
years of the twenty-first century. Looking across different
international experiences - from Europe, North America and
Australasia to the transition and emerging economies, including
BRIC and former communist states - it aims to develop new
conceptual propositions and theoretical insights, supported by
detailed case studies and reviews of available data. The Companion
gives coverage to emerging topics in the field and seeks to
position rural planning in the broader context of global
challenges: climate change, the loss of biodiversity, food and
energy security, and low carbon futures. It also looks at old,
established questions in new ways: at social and spatial justice,
place shaping, economic development, and environmental and
landscape management. Planning in the twenty-first century must
grapple not only with the challenges presented by cities and urban
concentration, but also grasp the opportunities - and understand
the risks - arising from rural change and restructuring. Rural
areas are diverse and dynamic. This Companion attempts to capture
and analyse at least some of this diversity, fostering a dialogue
on likely and possible rural futures between a global community of
rural planning researchers. Primarily intended for scholars and
graduate students across a range of disciplines, such as planning,
rural geography, rural sociology, agricultural studies, development
studies, environmental studies and countryside management, this
book will prove to be an invaluable and up-to-date resource.
"Known Unto God" It was the war to end all wars and became one of
the bloodiest and cruellest conflicts in history. Into the hands of
author Mark Scott came a poignant survivor of those nightmare years
- a notebook carried through the trenches by his great grandfather,
Jimmy Scott, nestled in the pocket of his uniform. In it was a list
of names, written with the tiny pencil still attached to the
fragile cover. With this family heirloom in his hand, the author
vowed to discover the stories of these men who gave their all in
the Great War. Along the way he unravelled a remarkable connection
to the story of the Unknown Warrior, unearthing valuable new
documents that detailed for the first time the full untold story of
this event - and what happened to the bodies of those not selected
for burial in Westminster Abbey in 1920 - those who, like thousands
of others, are "Known Unto God." Reading at times like a detective
story, this is the moving, often heart-breaking, account of the men
whose names Jimmy Scott carefully pencilled into his little
notebook.
This book offers easily implemented strategies for use with
secondary and undergraduate students to promote greater engagement
with the realities of diversity and commitment to social justice
within their classrooms. Defining diversity broadly, the book
provides effective pedagogical techniques to help students question
their own assumptions, think critically, and discuss issues within
race, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation,
socioeconomic status, and ability. The K-12 student population is
increasingly diverse in terms of race, ethnicity, language,
religion, socio-economic status, and family structure. However, the
overwhelming majority of teachers continues to come from White,
non-urban, middle class backgrounds (Fletcher, 2014; Hughes et al.,
2011) These differences can have serious repercussions for student
learning. Non-majority students who feel that their culture or
background is not acknowledged or accepted at school are likely to
disengage from expected academic and social activities (Hughes et
al., 2011). Concurrently, the majority students remain unaware of
privilege and ignorant of societal systemic discrimination. In
order to teach for social justice, ideas regarding power structure,
privilege, and oppression need to be discussed openly. Fear of
upsetting students or not knowing how to handle the issue of social
justice are commonly heard reasons for not discussing "difficult"
subjects (Marks, Binkley, & Daly, 2014). However, when teachers
choose not to discuss topics within diversity, students assume that
the topics are taboo, dangerous, or unimportant. These assumptions
impede students' abilities to ask important questions, learn how to
speak about issues effectively and comprehend the complex
challenges woven into current national conversations.
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You Wish (Paperback)
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On Us (Paperback)
Mark Scott
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How do we step outside our own echo chamber to understand others?
What are we losing when we share fewer and fewer national moments?
The new media is enabling despots and disempowering democracy. So
when every opinion seems to matter equally, On Us offers a few more
on choice in a concentrated media world and asks why more
information often means less insight.
In 2007 a caf owner in a small Colorado mountain town disappeared.
The charismatic philosopher and expert outdoorsman walked away from
the ideal life he had built in search of a greater cause. One year
later Winston B. Churchill 's emaciated body was found by hikers in
a remote mountain valley lying neatly outside the door of a
well-stocked cabin. What he left behind was the mystery of a man
compelled to undertake a fantastic journey of mental and physical
extremes. He emerged as a lone voice crying in the wilderness,
warning of the impending demise of civilization. Editorial Reviews
Riveting Forty Demons springs from the same "man missing in the
wilderness" genre as Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild and Erik Blehm's
The Last Season, but with its utterly unique and haunting story, it
breaks free of all past narratives and expectations. In this
exhaustively researched look into the death of Winston Branko
Churchill in the Colorado wilderness, Mark Scott-Nash pulls back
layer after layer of Churchill's complex personhood and the
enigmatic circumstances surrounding his demise--extreme meditation,
Kundalini awakenings, a controversial mining claim, the list goes
on. But like Matryoshka dolls, each question Scott-Nash answers
exposes a deeper mystery. I found my thoughts returning to ponder
Churchill's life long after I'd finished the book. I, for one, was
left believing that Churchill had found and slayed his 40 Demons.
-Kristin Bjorensen, Former Editor at Backpacker Magazine and
Climbing Magazine ...I read every frickin word and loved it This is
a great story that covers some tricky psychological ground in a
fascinating manner. It was written like John McPhee was trying to
get inside a crazy person's head. Bravo -Alan Stark, Outdoor
Publications Executive
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