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SUBMITTER: Cowie P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7443211 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cowie Paul P Townsend Leanne L Salemink Koen K
Journal of rural studies 20200823
The 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) is the term given to encompass a range of technological developments that many argue will fundamentally change society, much in the same way that electricity and digital technology did during previous industrial revolutions. This paper argues that current debates around 4IR are centred on the urban core, with rural areas being relegated to the peripherality and the remainder. The paper therefore examines these technologies from a rural perspective and consider ...[more]