Rural Land in Transition: A Role for Community Landcare

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dc.contributor.authorKimmel, Courtney E.en
dc.contributor.committeechairLuke, Timothy W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberRobertson, David P.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHoon, Parakhen
dc.contributor.departmentPolitical Scienceen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:35:07Zen
dc.date.adate2008-05-14en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:35:07Zen
dc.date.issued2008-04-29en
dc.date.rdate2008-05-14en
dc.date.sdate2008-04-30en
dc.description.abstractMany rural communities in the United States are experiencing a transition away from traditional conceptions of agrarian lifestyles and landscapes, and are increasingly faced with a new set of values, desires, and perspectives being brought in by new residents. This change in land use and land ownership presents opportunities as well as challenges to rural areas. This paper explores the some of the grounds behind some of the changes taking place, specifically in a political economic context, and the effect these changes are having on rural landscapes and the communities they support. In the face of a changing perception of "rural", I argue that it is important to acknowledge and foster respect for a plurality of values and desires for the land, both in how productivity of the land is conceptualized, as well as the approaches taken to manage these changes into a sustainable future. Community Landcare is one approach emerging in the United States, and presents a model to foster a sense of community in a multifunctional landscape, while providing the forum for landowners to maintain their individual values while coming together with a shared interest in "caring for the land". A case study of the Catawba Valley and its developing Catawba Landcare group illustrates these connections.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Artsen
dc.identifier.otheretd-04302008-101532en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04302008-101532/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/42368en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartKimmel_thesis_revisedfinal_5-9-08.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectLandcareen
dc.subjectlandscape changeen
dc.subjectmultifunctionalityen
dc.titleRural Land in Transition: A Role for Community Landcareen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplinePolitical Scienceen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen

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