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Understanding how rural communities use fire is the first step in managing it.
Infrastructure reflects political choices.
The story of donkeys in Namibia is one of colonial control but also resistance.
1 in 5 students in the US are living in rural areas.
Long stereotyped as food for the poor, the local delicacy’s gastronomical stature has grown as foodies flock to Oaxaca, Mexico, to sample the crunchy snack.
Rising land values might sound good, but can create unexpected problems for farmers – including pushing younger farmers out altogether.
As political debate over law and order grows, leaders must address the divide in how city and country Australians view crime and punishment.
A few important dynamics are making it easier for young people to launch businesses in rural towns – especially food businesses.
The latest floods exposed the deep vulnerability of many mountain communities in eastern Kentucky, where land ownership patterns and other barriers to recovery can leave residents with few options.
‘New farmers’ have made the virtues and pleasures of rural life go viral. But with any new big thing on social media, the emerging online popularity comes with a big asterisk.
Providing information about risks and easy-to-use test strips made people more likely to check their water quality. But there’s not much support for people whose water turns out to be tainted.
Dairy farms are struggling to survive as production costs exceed sales. The result, consolidation, with more cows on bigger farms, has an impact on communities and knowing where your food comes from.
There’s a widespread argument that ‘poachers’ are responsible for the scarcity of wild ginseng. But a scholar who has interviewed diggers explains that most of them are good stewards.
Rural white people have long held disproportionate power in US politics. But polls suggest their commitments to the American political system are eroding.
The great Irish poet left a legacy of astonishing poems that speak to new readers with their deep wisdom and quietly devastating imagery.
People living in rural areas perceive the threat of climate change to be lower than people in cities.
Data centres and lithium mines have been proposed for depopulated regions of Spain.
Crowding is increasingly affecting all kinds of public lands. Adjoining communities need to find ways to manage it, or risk harm to the attractions that make them a destination.
Tree-changers can get a bad rap for not managing their properties well. So will this lead to more absentee neighbours who let weeds run rampant?
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Brandon University, University of Guelph
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Professor of Political Science, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Associate Professor of Rural Sociology, The Ohio State University
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Professor in Geography, University of Wollongong
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Adjunct Research Fellow, Rural Sociology, University of Southern Queensland
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Director, Social Science Research Center, Mississippi State University
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Master of Arts (Island Studies) Candidate, Institute of Island Studies, University of Prince Edward Island
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Professor of Regional Economic Development, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Missouri-Columbia
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Lecturer in AI, Government & Policy, University of Oxford
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Assistant Professor of Education, Southern Oregon University
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Associate Professor, Department of Botany, Rhodes University
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Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology, SOAS, University of London
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Professor of Modern Poetry, School of Arts, English and Languages, Queen's University Belfast
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Professor of Educational Administration, Michigan State University
