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Sustainable rural economies: some lessons from the English experience

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  • Philip Lowe

    (Centre for Rural Economy, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK)

  • Neil Ward

    (Centre for Rural Economy, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK)

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Rural areas in Europe have increasingly become cast as places of nature, and so consideration of sustainable rural development is preoccupied with the management and protection of environmental and natural resources. Yet rural areas are also places of business, commerce and living. This paper examines the character and treatment of rural economies in England over the past decade. It sets out some of the challenges for the socio-economic development of rural areas, and explains how concerns about sustainable rural economies have come to be eclipsed within central government by those of 'greening farming' on the one hand and urban policy on the other. The paper concludes by discussing how the role of rural areas and rural economies might be creatively rethought in the context of regional and sub-regional territorial development strategies. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.

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  • Philip Lowe & Neil Ward, 2007. "Sustainable rural economies: some lessons from the English experience," Sustainable Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 15(5), pages 307-317.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:sustdv:v:15:y:2007:i:5:p:307-317
    DOI: 10.1002/sd.348
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    1. Nigel Curry & Don J. Webber, 2012. "Economic Performance in Rural England," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 46(3), pages 279-291, June.
    2. Sam Hillyard, 2015. "Rural Putsch: Power, Class, Social Relations and Change in the English Rural Village," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 20(1), pages 43-58, February.
    3. Vilma ATKOČIŪNIENĖ & Eglė ŠTAREIKĖ, 2017. "Partnership Organizational Mechanism In Rural Areas Development: Stakeholders Analysis," Nowoczesne Systemy Zarządzania. Modern Management Systems, Military University of Technology, Faculty of Security, Logistics and Management, Institute of Organization and Management, issue 1, pages 71-88.
    4. Nicholas Litsardopoulos & George Saridakis & Chris Hand, 2020. "The Effects of Rural and Urban Areas on Time Allocated to Self-Employment: Differences between Men and Women," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(17), pages 1-18, August.
    5. Nigel Curry, 2010. "The Incompatibility of Economic Development Policies for Rural Areas in England," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 25(2), pages 108-119, March.
    6. Navarro, Andres & Tapiador, Francisco J., 2019. "RUSEM: A numerical model for policymaking and climate applications," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 165(C), pages 1-1.
    7. Jennifer C Rogers & Eunice A Simmons & Ian Convery & Andrew Weatherall, 2012. "What factors enable community leadership of renewable energy projects? Lessons from a woodfuel heating initiative," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 27(2), pages 209-222, March.

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