Countryside connections :: older people, community and place in rural Britain /

Older people in the countryside are vastly under-researched compared to those living in urban areas. This volume describes the impetus for and principal findings and policy implications of the Grey and Pleasant Land (GaPL) project, a recent major interdisciplinary study of rural ageing in southwest...

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Other Authors: Hagan Hennessy, Catherine, Means, Robin, Burholt, Vanessa, Walker, Alan
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bristol ; Chicago : Policy Press, 2014.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:Older people in the countryside are vastly under-researched compared to those living in urban areas. This volume describes the impetus for and principal findings and policy implications of the Grey and Pleasant Land (GaPL) project, a recent major interdisciplinary study of rural ageing in southwest England and Wales. The topic of this research is older people's participation in rural community life, in particular the ways in which rural elders are connected to their communities and their contributions to rural civic society.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781447310310
1447310314
1306714176
9781306714174
9781447310303
1447310306

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