@article{ref1,
title="Spatial and temporal scale in comparative approaches to rural gentrification",
journal="Dialogues in human geography",
year="2018",
author="Nelson, Peter B.",
volume="8",
number="1",
pages="40-46",
abstract="Phillips and Smith extend debates about comparative epistemologies onto both the                     process and concept of rural gentrification. In doing so, they illustrate the                     forms of comparative research, their various critiques and limitations, and the                     different ways comparative strategies can illuminate new understandings of rural                     gentrification. Their opening dialogue connects the field of rural geography                     more directly with theoretical conversations taking place largely in the realm                     of urban geography, and I find their explication of the various comparative                     strategies useful in thinking about the ways in which one might approach                     comparative research. I, however, also find their discussion of comparison                     somewhat &quot;flat&quot; in the sense that they emphasize comparison between places                     (north vs. south, urban vs. rural, etc.). Comparison between places is certainly                     one approach that can generate new understandings of a spatial phenomenon, but                     comparison across scales--both spatial and temporal--also has the potential to                     reveal new ways in which the movement of people, capital, and ideas produce and                     reproduce contemporary landscapes.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2043-8206",
doi="10.1177/2043820617752006",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2043820617752006"
}