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Chapter 23: Urbanisation, community, and rurality

 

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Case studies Video clips Weblinks Further reading Podcasts

 

Weblinks

Slow Food:
http://www.slowfood.com/
The official website of the Slow Food movement that began in 1986.

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS):
http://www.abs.gov.au/
The ABS provides statistical information at the local level as well as at state and national levels. The website provides access to statistical tables which allow comparison of parts of states and cities across a wide range of social characteristics.

Healthy Cities Illawarra:
http://www.healthyillawarra.org.au/healthycities/
From an Australian example of the 'Healthy Cities movement', this site presents the kind of activities which the movement pursues. See also the international website of the Healthy Cities organisation: http://www.healthycities.org/

Rural Sociological Society:
http://ruralsociology.org/
A US-based site that provides access to some helpful resources.

Slow Cities:
http://www.citymayors.com/environment/slow_cities.html
The 'Slow Cities movement', and its close relative, the 'Slow Food movement', are described on this site. As with the 'Healthy Cities' movement, values of community, environment and heritage are emphasised.

SocioSite—Rural Sociology:
http://www.sociosite.net/topics/rural.php

SocioSite—Urban Sociology:
http://www.sociosite.net/topics/city.php