The ageing countryside : the growing older population of rural England

The English countryside is changing. It is now widely recognised that rural communities contain a higher proportion of older people than urban and suburban areas.

Older people are a dynamic force in English rural life, contributing widely to local economies, and the cultural and social welfare of their communities.

This book examines the causes and the implications both for rural communities and for older people themselves.

Chapters include: Older People and Rural England; Demographic change in rural England; Rich and Poor in the Countryside; The older rural consumer; Employment and the older person in the countryside; Older people's contribution to community through citizenship; and The future of rural communities: the role of planners.