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dc.contributor.authorMcManus, Phil
dc.contributor.authorWalmsley, Jim
dc.contributor.authorArgent, Neil
dc.contributor.authorBaum, Scott
dc.contributor.authorBourke, Lisa
dc.contributor.authorMartin, John
dc.contributor.authorPritchard, Bill
dc.contributor.authorSorensen, Tony
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:09:06Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:09:06Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.modified2013-03-10T23:46:08Z
dc.identifier.issn0743-0167
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jrurstud.2011.09.003
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/49307
dc.description.abstractMany studies have highlighted the phenomenon of rural decline in parts of the developed world, summarised as a loss in agricultural employment leading to a decline in the number and size of rural settlements. This study of small towns in part of Australia's inland rural "heartland" employs the concepts of interactional rural community of place and rural resilience to identify how farmers perceive their interactions with their local town. This study suggests that robust levels of ongoing engagement between farmers and town communities are important in maintaining rural populations and services along with both a strong local economy and environment. Face-to-face interviews with 115 farmers in two rural regions of New SouthWales, Australia, highlight the importance of the local economy and jobs, the quality of the local environment and a strong sense of belonging, in contributing to a strong sense of local community and potential for resilience.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom20
dc.relation.ispartofpageto29
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Rural Studies
dc.relation.ispartofvolume28
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchUrban and regional planning
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHuman geography
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSociology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchRural sociology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchDevelopment studies
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3304
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4406
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4410
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode441003
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4404
dc.titleRural Community and Rural Resilience: What is important to farmers in keeping their country towns alive?
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2012
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorBaum, Scott
gro.griffith.authorMartin, Jennifer


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