Creative destruction or creative enhancement? Understanding the transformation of rural spaces

摘要: For more than fifty years, rural scholars have demonstrated the increasing fluidity and dynamism of rural spaces. In select locales, quotidian activity has given way to hedonic ventures as stakeholders have introduced innovative functions to attract the pleasure-seeking consumer. I have described this scenario as a type of 'creative destruction'. This process, however, does not apply to all rural communities undergoing functional change. To address this issue, I present an alternative neologism,'creative enhancement,'to account for …