Rural societies around the world are changing in fundamental ways, both at their own initiative and in response to external forces. The Routledge International

49% of the world’s population lives in small towns, villages and farms, yet until recent years criminological scholarship has focused almost exclusively on ur

Rural societies around the world are changing in fundamental ways, both at their own initiative and in response to external forces. The Routledge International

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The ‘outdoors’ is a physical and ideological space in which people engage with their environment, but it is also an important vehicle for learning and for l