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Handbook on Rural–Urban Linkages in the Global South
This Handbook offers a comprehensive review of how, in rapidly urbanizing low- and middle-income countries, the links between rural and urban areas, people and enterprises are becoming increasingly intense and complex. With a focus on how rural–urban linkages are being shaped by the intersection of the local and the global, this Handbook illustrates how and where locally specific geographic, socio-economic and political contexts interact with global dynamics.
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This Handbook offers a comprehensive review of how, in rapidly urbanizing low- and middle-income countries, the links between rural and urban areas, people and enterprises are becoming increasingly intense and complex. With a focus on how rural–urban linkages are being shaped by the intersection of the local and the global, this Handbook illustrates how and where locally specific geographic, socio-economic and political contexts interact with global dynamics.
Focussing on how planning for socially and environmentally just urban transitions requires a better understanding of changing rural livelihoods, the Handbook explores: what drives migration and mobility; how emerging small towns and peri-urban areas develop, and how demand for food and natural resources evolves with urbanization. With chapters written by a diverse array of researchers, as well as practitioners in the field, this Handbook offers a wide range of perspectives on the topic.
The Handbook on Rural–Urban Linkages in the Global South will be of particular interest to academics specializing in human geography, development economics, development studies and sociology. Development practitioners will also benefit from a better understanding of how different contexts shape diverse trajectories.
Focussing on how planning for socially and environmentally just urban transitions requires a better understanding of changing rural livelihoods, the Handbook explores: what drives migration and mobility; how emerging small towns and peri-urban areas develop, and how demand for food and natural resources evolves with urbanization. With chapters written by a diverse array of researchers, as well as practitioners in the field, this Handbook offers a wide range of perspectives on the topic.
The Handbook on Rural–Urban Linkages in the Global South will be of particular interest to academics specializing in human geography, development economics, development studies and sociology. Development practitioners will also benefit from a better understanding of how different contexts shape diverse trajectories.
Critical Acclaim
‘With this new Handbook, the editors highlight a dimension that often remains hidden: the interface between rural and urban areas as a place of exchange and socio-economic interaction, crucial for livelihoods and local development. This book helps students and scholars to break silos and see the full picture: how rural and urban realities are sides of the same coin – rural–urban interfaces providing people with opportunities to benefit from both worlds.’
– Annelies Zoomers, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
‘Rural–urban linkages have been debated in the social science development literature for over four decades and the debate continues with renewed vigour now. The editors have assembled a highly informative and thought-provoking Handbook. A mix of well-known and new commentators offer fresh insights over a wide geographic purview. A slew of intriguing observations and theoretical refinements inform the reader. What struck me is how the catalysts of urban transformation have altered with the role of agriculture dimmed and displaced by mining, tourism and conflict - a profound change compared to a half century ago.’
– Deborah Bryceson, The University of Edinburgh, UK
‘Exceptionally rich in contrasting theories, methods, and policy paradigms, this Handbook is an outstanding collaboration on rural–urban linkages in Africa, Asia and Latin America covering pre-colonial to contemporary settings. Its wide diversity of contexts, societal actors and spatial scales provides in-depth analysis for scholars, advanced students and policy analysts alike.’
– Mike Douglass, Emeritus Professor, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA
– Annelies Zoomers, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
‘Rural–urban linkages have been debated in the social science development literature for over four decades and the debate continues with renewed vigour now. The editors have assembled a highly informative and thought-provoking Handbook. A mix of well-known and new commentators offer fresh insights over a wide geographic purview. A slew of intriguing observations and theoretical refinements inform the reader. What struck me is how the catalysts of urban transformation have altered with the role of agriculture dimmed and displaced by mining, tourism and conflict - a profound change compared to a half century ago.’
– Deborah Bryceson, The University of Edinburgh, UK
‘Exceptionally rich in contrasting theories, methods, and policy paradigms, this Handbook is an outstanding collaboration on rural–urban linkages in Africa, Asia and Latin America covering pre-colonial to contemporary settings. Its wide diversity of contexts, societal actors and spatial scales provides in-depth analysis for scholars, advanced students and policy analysts alike.’
– Mike Douglass, Emeritus Professor, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA
