{"product_id":"the-differentiated-countryside-philip-lowe-9781857288957","title":"The Differentiated Countryside","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the wake of BSE, the threat to ban fox hunting and Foot and Mouth disease, the English countryside appears to be in turmoil. Long-standing uses of rural space are in crisis and, unsurprisingly, political processes in rural areas are marked by conflicts between groups, such as farmers, environmentalists, developers and local residents. \u003cbr\u003eUsing an innovative theoretical approach based on 'networks of conventions', this book investigates the 'regionalisation' of the English countryside through a series of case-studies. These studies are based on a set of 'ideal types': 'the preserved' countryside, where environmental pressures are strongly expressed; the 'contested' countryside, where development processes are shaped by disputes between agrarian and environmental interests; and the 'paternalistic' countryside, where large landowners continue to oversee patterns of land development. It looks in detail at landowners, residents, politicians, planners, farmers, and environmentalists and shows how these groups compete.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Differentiated Countryside\u003c\/em\u003e argues that the countryside is increasingly governed by regional policies. It becomes hard to discern a single English countryside; we see the emergence of multiple countrysides, places where diverse modes of identity are expressed and differing forms of development take place. Such diversity, it is argued, now lies at the heart of rural England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip Lowe,Terry Marsden and,Jonathan Murdoch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1857288955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781857288957\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/09\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d","brand":"Philip Lowe","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088920817919,"sku":"9781857288957","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e4865d82-5ae9-4e46-ad55-83fec5efd66c.jpg?v=1769107287","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-differentiated-countryside-philip-lowe-9781857288957","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}