Gwybodaeth Modiwlau

This module aims to introduce the student to the contemporary social issues that affect the countryside, the organisations involved in the management of the countryside and the systems and processes by which it is governed and regulated. Contemporary issues include the concept of community and the issues that affect communities, the nature and impacts of recreation and tourism in rural areas and social exclusion. Organisations that will be considered as part of this module range from Government, Government departments and agencies, local authorities, the voluntary sector and pressure groups. The role and function of the law and its impact on governance will also feature as a theme. The module considers the methodological approaches that can be taken to surveying the rural resource. The nature of the subject matter demands an integrated approach and the module seeks to make linkages between issues, organisations and governance.