People In The Countryside

Tony Champion is Senior Lecturer in Geography at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. His principal research interests lie in the monitoring and analysis of population and social change in Britain, particularly their regional and local dimensions. He is chair of the IBG Population Geography Study Group and Council member of the British Society for Population Studies.

• Introduction - T Champion and C WatkinsRecent Developments in the Social Geography of Rural Britain People Moving to the Countryside - S HarperCase Studies of Decision MakingMiddle Class Housing Choice - P Cloke, M Phillips and D RankinChannels of Entry into Gower, South WalesStill no Homes for Locals? - M ShucksmithAffordable Housing and Planning Controls in Rural Areas People Working in Farming - G ClarkThe Changing Nature of FarmworkNew Forms of Employment in Rural Areas - A TownsendA National Perspective Women in the Rural Labour Market - J LittleA Policy EvaluationThe Elderly and Disabled in Rural Areas - R Gant and J SmithTravel Patterns in the North CotswoldsPublic Transport in the Countryside - P Bell and P ClokeThe Effects of Bus Deregulation in Rural WalesPopulation and Social Conditions in Remote Areas - A McCleeryThe Changing Character of the Scottish Highlands and IslandsCommunity Involvement in Rural Development - I Bowler and G LewisThe Example of Rural Development CommissionSources for the Study of Social Change in the Countryside - N Walford and A HockeyThe Need for Integration

`Recommended for bringing together a number of highly professional contributions on contemporary rural problems and for combing them successfully into a well-balanced and authoritative whole′ - Journal of Agricultural Economics