Simon Pemberton is Professor of Human Geography at Keele University, UK. His academic work has a strong policy application and bridges the geography–planning–public policy interface. He has research interests in rural regeneration, rural and community planning, and the rescaling of the state. He has published widely in all of these areas.

• Section I. Framing Rural Regeneration Policy and Governance 1. Introduction: The Context for Rural Regeneration 2. Rural Regeneration Policy 3. Rural Regeneration Governance Section II. Key Dimensions and Spaces of Rural Regeneration 4. Rural Community Regeneration 5. The Role of Culture in Delivering Regeneration in Rural Areas 6. Devolution in the United Kingdom and Rural Regeneration 7. Conclusion

"This book makes a timely and valuable intervention in the rural-urban debate through the lens of ‘rural regeneration’ by providing a critical and multifaceted overview of rural policy changes over time. It highlights the challenges and opportunities through the examination of policy developments, power hierarchies and governance in different parts of the UK from national to local." –Dr Philomena de Lima, Director, Centre for Remote and Rural Studies , University of the Highlands and Islands, UK"This text is an informative and insightful consideration of rural regeneration at a time when rural planning and development strategy in the UK is at a cross roads. It will no doubt be a key point of reference for both rural geographers and those concerned with the shifting direction of rural development policy more broadly. Highly recommended." –Jesse Heley, Aberystwyth University, UK