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Full-Text Articles in Rural Sociology
Promoting Development Of Urban-Rural Integration By Urban Agriculture, Qichang Yang
Promoting Development Of Urban-Rural Integration By Urban Agriculture, Qichang Yang
Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)
How to solve the widening gap between urban and rural areas caused by the rapid development of urbanization and its siphonic effect has become the focus of the whole society. The unique role of urban agriculture in expanding urban agricultural space, enhancing the elasticity of urban food supply, ensuring residents' physical and mental health, improving the ecological environment, and reducing carbon footprint was discussed, from the perspectives of urban agriculture's connotation and denotation, morphological characteristics and functions. Besides, the potential role of urban agriculture in solving the issues of rural and urban development and the method and strategies of integration …
The Emerging Rural Communities Of Moody County, W. F. Kumlien, C. Scandrette, Raymond Hatch
The Emerging Rural Communities Of Moody County, W. F. Kumlien, C. Scandrette, Raymond Hatch
Agricultural Experiment Station Rural Sociology Pamphlets (1940-1977)
During pioneer days most of the farmers' activities were confined within a radius of three or four miles--a distance commonly known as a "team haul.” In more recent years, improved transportation facilities have permitted farm families to go to village centers for an increasing proportion of their goods and services. The result has been the emergence of village-centered communities whose areas are several times as extensive as those of the old-time neighborhoods. This study was made possible through the cooperation of the State and Federal Work Projects Administration with the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station. The project is officially designated …