A new study of rural change in developed economies has just been released by ANU E Press.  Tracking Rural Change: Community, Policy and Technology in Australia, New Zealand and Europe.  The collection contains eight essays, including contributions from several members of NIRRA, covering issues from land tenure and identity, through intergenerational transition to nanotechnology.
The book is downloadable and available in hard copy from ANU E Press at http://epress.anu.edu.au/tracking_citation.html