Landsbygdssamhällen

I BÖRJAN AV 1990-TALET byggdes bostäder, en hockeyhall och ett släkt forskar centrum i Ramsele i västra Ångermanland. 30 år senare är de flesta butiker stängda, samhällsservicen borta och många villor öde. Vad var det som hände? Och kan den gröna ...

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Public spaces are vital to a healthy civic life. Even fleeting interactions in such places tend to expand people's horizons. Sidewalks, plazas, public parks, central squares, and public libraries all enhance public life in unique ways. Yet, as Set...

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Den intervjubaserade boken En annan landsbygd - om gestaltad livsmiljö på landsbygden är skriven och sammanställd av arkitekten Angelica Åkerman och presenterar röster och platser som sällan träffas av den svenska samhälls- och bostadsdebattens st...

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If you want real food, food security and a truly biodiverse countryside, please, please read this book. John Lewis-Stempel, author of Meadowland [A] timely response to those who are constructing a dystopia of farms without farmers, food without fa...

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"Utflyttarskildring när den är som bäst." /Borås Tidning När David Jonstad flyttar från Stockholm med sin familj till en liten gård i Dalarna är det något han drömt om i många år. Det är inte en dröm han är ensam om. Flyttlassen går allt...

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Most people think I save dogs, but really they saved me.

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Now in its fifth edition, Diffusion of Innovations is a classic work on the spread of new ideas. In this renowned book, Everett M. Rogers, professor and chair of the Department of Communication & Journalism at the University of New Mexico, exp...

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THE SUNDAY TIMES NATURE BOOK OF THE YEAR The new bestseller from the author of The Shepherd's Life 'A beautifully written story of a family, a home and a changing landscape' Nigel Slater As a boy, James Rebanks's grandfather ta...

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Known as the 'grandmother of herbalism', Juliette de Bairacli Levy travelled throughout Europe and North America in pursuit of her passion for herbs and holistic medicine, living mostly in rural places whose nomadic communities helped expand her k...

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Most people think I save dogs, but really they saved me. Niall Harbison is a dog hero based in Thailand. He spends his days feeding, caring for and rescuing the many street dogs he comes across. With every rescue theres...

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The division of rural and urban is one of the oldest ideas in Geography and is deeply engrained in our culture. Throughout history, the rural has been attributed with many meanings: as a source of food and energy; as a pristine wilderness, or as a...

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LANDSBYGDER Sveriges landsbygder har under det senaste seklet präglats av avfolkning. I dag bor ungefär en tredjedel av landets befolkning i områden som klassas som landsbygd. Men en minskande befolkning betyder inte att landsbygden inte längre an...

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En långsam glidning, ett fö rflyttat fokus till staden, har lä mnat de svenska landsbygderna politiskt ö vergivna. Valet av Trump, Storbritanniens Brexit-omrö stning och Le Pens framgå ngar synliggjorde en kulturell konfliktlinje mellan stad och l...

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I den lilla byn Brachay i Champagne bor inte ens hundra personer. Där finns borgmästaren Gerard Marchand och hans fru Brigitte som håller på att lära sig simma. Där finns Råttan och Korpen som är grannar i byns utkant och som har bott i byn i hela...

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Growing up gifted and working-class in the foothills of the Ozarks, Monica and Darci became fast friends. The girls bonded over a shared love of learning as they navigated the challenges of their declining town and tumultuous family lives - broken...

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Murder is a dish best served ice cold... Margery and Clementine are enjoying a peaceful middle-age together in the small, idyllic town of Dewstow, and eagerly awaiting retirement from their work on the front line serving meals to the students at S...

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  Pizzerian stänger klockan åtta. Fabriken har flyttat. Kommunalskatten höjs. Skolan läggs ned. Tåget stannar inte här längre. Sänker sig mörkret över landsbygden eller finns det också en annan berättelse? Edvard Hollertz har kört kors och tv...

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As featured on BBC Breakfast. A warm, engaging and witty memoir from the star of Channel 5's The Yorkshire Vet. This is the life story of vet Peter Wright, charting his working relationship with the famous 'James Herriot', from work experience wit...

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Mellan byarna Ansjö och Västanede i östra Jämtland växte samhället Kälarne fram. Allt började med järnvägens ankomst år 1883. Snart blev Kälarne bygdens centrum. Min ambition har varit att beskriva framväxten av Kälarne och hur människornas sträva...

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Our conception of the culture and values of the ancient Greco-Roman world is largely based on texts and material evidence left behind by a small and atypical group of city-dwellers. The people of the deep Mediterranean countryside seldom appear in...

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With an introduction by Robert Plant Against an unflinching backdrop of 90s reservation life in the western Dakotas, Neither Wolf Nor Dog tells the story of two men, one white and one Native American Indian, connected by their own understandings o...

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Perfect for readers of James Rebanks, Wendell Berry and Thomas Piketty, A Small Farm Future is a refreshingly new outlook on the way forward for society. A vital resource for activists, students, policy makers and anyone looking to enact change. I...

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From the bestselling author of The Long Weekend: a wild, sad and sometimes hilarious tour of the English country house after the Second World War, when Swinging London collided with aristocratic values. 'Preposterously entertaining' Obse...

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This stunning publication showcases 12 exceptional country homes from around the world, each one crafted by architects and designers looking to create harmonious yet contemporary living spaces against the picturesque and natural landscape of the c...

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A charming guide to the story of the English village, celebrating this beloved heart of the countryside. The village remains a quintessential and much-loved treasure that is often representative of England. This rural idyll has inspired generation...

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"Here is a human being speaking with calm and sanity out of the wilderness. We would do well to hear him."Â The Washington Post Book WorldArt of the Commonplace gathers twenty essays by Wendell Berry that offer an agrarian alternati...

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"A beautiful and poetic meditation on loss, nature, and what matters in life." - Nigel Warburton From the award-winning writer of The New Yorker short film, Heart Valley Kiran Sidhu never thought she could leave London, but when her moth...

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Allan Cunningham's Traditional Tales is a selection of folk stories steeped in the traditions and popular literature of southern Scotland and northern England. Originally published in 1822, this was one of the earliest collections of folktales eve...

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Årets Ymer handlar om begreppspar som centrum-periferi och stad-land. Vår samtida geografi kan sägas bestå av en rumslig integration i form av ett flöde av människor, varor och idéer som återfinns parallellt med en rumslig separation av individer,...

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New York is rapidly changing in response to a new economy, but startups, tech workers, and venture capital are not visible unless you know where to look for themin old industrial neighborhoods, on the waterfront, and at events like hackathons and ...

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