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URBANISM has stimulated and remained OR RURALITY the a development focus ON …

Popular stereotypes and theorizing by social scientists suggest that rural people are more
satisfied with their communities and happier with their life situations than are their nonrural …

For much of the last half century there have been numerous efforts to define a new
enhanced role for rural areas that demonstrates they continue to play an important function …

Objective. Our research examines how urban residents define" neighborhood" and whether
their definitions influence their answers to other survey questions. Methods. We use data …

In this study, we explore the social basis of environmental concern, specifically focusing on
attitudes about the agricultural environment in relation to an individual's geographic and …

Human use and perceptions of residential parks have received significant attention from
researchers in the West (for instance, Bangs and Mahler, 1970; Cole, 1977; Gold, 1977 …

The most dramatic changes in the American landscape today are occuring at the rural-urban
fringe. There is a tremendous increase in development at the fringe, yet there has been little …

Post‐agricultural rural communities are emerging in the Midwest as a consequence of
regional economic restructuring. Such communities are dominated by residents without …

The relationship between urban and rural areas is changing is countries all over the world.
While some of the issues, like changing agricultural systems, are universal, other aspects of …