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Rural Community Development

Rural Community Development is a multidisciplinary academic field within community development policy and rural economics that systematically studies the social, economic, and institutional processes aimed at enhancing the sustainability, equity, and self-reliance of rural communities through locally-driven initiatives and capacity-building interventions.

4.1K

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175.5K

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8.8K

Authors

2.3K

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1.3K

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4.1K

The origins and practice of participatory rural appraisal

Robert Chambers · World Development · 1994 · 2.5K citations · Full text

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The Rural School Community Center

L.J. Hanifan · The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science · 1916 · 1.3K citations

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Participatory rural appraisal (PRA): Analysis of experience

Robert Chambers · World Development · 1994 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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Rural development in the digital age: A systematic literature review on unequal ICT availability, adoption, and use in rural areas

Koen Salemink, Dirk Strijker, Gary Bosworth · Journal of Rural Studies · 2015 · 1K citations · Full text

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Halting degradation of natural resources: is there a role for rural communities?

Neil Carter · International Affairs · 1996 · 968 citations

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Authors

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  1. JF
    Jane Farmer

    Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

    14 publications · 720 citations

    13

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  2. AS
    Artur Steiner

    Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom

    13 publications · 986 citations

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  3. SK
    Sue Kilpatrick

    University of Tasmania, Australia

    14 publications · 997 citations

    12

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  4. CB
    Cornelia Butler Flora

    Iowa State University, United States

    9 publications · 706 citations

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  5. YL
    Yansui Liu

    Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, China

    9 publications · 1.2K citations

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Institutions

2.3K

  1. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    26 h-index

    67 publications

    4K citations

  2. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    25 h-index

    89 publications

    4.1K citations

  3. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    24 h-index

    65 publications

    3K citations

  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    22 h-index

    62 publications

    5.6K citations

  5. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    21 h-index

    57 publications

    3.6K citations

  6. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    20 h-index

    45 publications

    2.1K citations

  7. Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research

    Beijing, China

    20 h-index

    67 publications

    5.4K citations

  8. La Trobe University

    Melbourne, Australia

    18 h-index

    44 publications

    2.2K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Rural Studies

    251 publications · 18.8K citations

    79

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  2. World Development

    64 publications · 12.2K citations

    44

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  3. Sustainability

    83 publications · 3.2K citations

    33

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  4. Land Use Policy

    44 publications · 2.4K citations

    30

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  5. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 40 publications · 3.8K citations

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