Commodification of Rural Space in Japan

Space Economy and Rural Development

Despite all initiatives and endeavors, Iran’s rural communities are encountering with challenges regarding the achievement of comprehensive development. Space economy is associated with location distribution of economic activities as well as movement and flow of population, goods, services, and capital. These in turn, would have great impact upon the development level of different settlement in...

Demographic Transition in Japan and Rural Development

(Re-)De-commodification in academic knowledge distribution?

This paper argues that the system of formal scholarly publication is now in its third phase of evolution. This phase has not yet taken full shape, but will – in contrast to phase II which was the age of increasing commodification – be characterised by a strong de-commodified core with only a few niches for commercial publishers. The main reasons for this development are found to be economic, fu...

characteristics of smoking cessation in former smokers in a rural area of japan

objectives: japan has a relatively high prevalence of smoking in men. despite the importance of behavioral patterns on successful smoking cessation, only limited information is available in japan. the present study collected data from former smokers in a rural community in japan in order to identify health status at the time of cessation, predominant motivating factors, and the role of smoking ...

Commodification of Transitioning Ethnic Enclaves

This literature review examines the changing roles of ethnic enclaves, the question of their authenticity, and their value as commodified spaces, giving special attention to Little Italy neighborhoods in the United States. Understanding the roles of ethnic enclaves requires some understanding about immigrants' identities. For some theorists, immigrants become blended into society over the cours...