International Comparative Rural Policy Studies
by Eric Marr, 14/10/2012 “Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car” (E. B. White, 1940). Nowhere is this statement more true than in rural areas. Throughout much of Canada a personal vehicle is the only transportation option available thereby severely restricting the mobility of those that cannot drive for Read More …
by the editors 19/09/2012 Recently Read is a weekly column where we share some of the links we have come across that are related to rural development in one way or the other, and that we think Summer Institute alumni will find interesting. Farming Goes High-Tech In The Amazon For research to move from the Read More …
by Bill Reimer, 14/06/2012 John Martin, Alistair Walker, and Annie Guthrie have come up with a unique way to conduct rural and community research this summer. They will bicycle from town to town all the way across Canada – more than 7,000 km. On their way, they will stop in at many of the communities Read More …