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Rural areas (also reffered to as "the country", countryside) are sparsely settled places away from the influence of large cities and towns. Such areas are distinct from more intensively settled urban and suburban areas, and also from unsettled lands such as outback or wilderness. People in rural areas live in villages, on farms and in other isolated houses, as in pre-industrial societies.
In modern usage, rural areas can have an agricultural character, though many rural areas are characterized by an economy based on logging, mining, petroleum and natural gas exploration, or tourism.
Lifestyles in rural areas are different from those in urban areas, mainly because limited services, especially public services are available. Governmental services like police, schools, fire stations, and libraries may be distant, limited in scope, or unavailable. Utilities like water, sewerage, street lighting, and public waste management may not be present. Public transport is absent or very limited, people use their own vehicles, walk, bicycle, or ride an animal, e.g., a horse, donkey,or camel.
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@coolaunterin there's that one thats a cute gay couple on a walk across the countryside with their creepy friend in tow, somethin ab a ring?
tweetonthat (Jim Leonard) Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:16:39 -0000
@coolaunterin there's that one thats a cute gay couple on a walk across the countryside with their creepy friend in tow, somethin ab a ring?
Refuge in the Countryside - Juan Herreros Arquitectos: The project converts an existing vernacular structur.. http://bit.ly/yI0Ip
Tecnohaus_net (Tecnohaus Network) Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:09:24 -0000
Refuge in the Countryside - Juan Herreros Arquitectos: The project converts an existing vernacular structur.. http://bit.ly/yI0Ip
Art the Reflection of Existence - St. Ignance Countryside at: http://artthereflectionofexistence.blogspot.com
WritingandArt (A.J.Johnson) Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:03:23 -0000
Art the Reflection of Existence - St. Ignance Countryside at: http://artthereflectionofexistence.blogspot.com
Remarkable ingredients could combine to lead up to a rural back office revolution in the Indian countryside. http://bit.ly/Qm1t8
vaidynath (Vaidyanathan - India) Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:42:30 -0000
Remarkable ingredients could combine to lead up to a rural back office revolution in the Indian countryside. http://bit.ly/Qm1t8
Between Nagoya and Osaka now. A lot more fields and countryside. Mountains are very dramatic against the flat plains.
KyokoHunter (Neil Wallace) Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:37:51 -0000
Between Nagoya and Osaka now. A lot more fields and countryside. Mountains are very dramatic against the flat plains.
i will not miss the la freeways...crazy. gotta love the countryside
MrsEnte (Andrea Huber) Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:31:29 -0000
i will not miss the la freeways...crazy. gotta love the countryside
BBC News In Depth: Countryside Matters - Ongoing news, analysis and features about country life, farming, tourism and jobs, housing and public services. With video and background material.
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Country Life: Rural Concerns - Current news about countryside issues and activities. Archives organised by topic: nature, country pursuits, property, rural concerns and country life.
Country Reflections - An internet site for UK countryside news, views and services.
Meta Description: [ Country Reflections, an internet site for U.K countryside news, views, and services. ]
Countryside Online - Comprehensive countryside resource featuring articles, polls, discussion and advice.
Meta Description: [ NFU Countryside is a leading and comprehensive UK online resource for rural issues and news, countryside events, attractions and related matters. ]
DEFRA: Rural Affairs Forum for England - Meeting minutes and conference reports from the official national sounding board so that Ministers have regular and direct contact with the main rural groups so that they know what is going on and what countryside people think
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Farmers Weekly Special Report: CAP reform - The reform proposals and the reactions to them as well as related stories. Requires free registration.
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Farmers Weekly Special Report: Curry Report - Archive of stories about the report from the Curry commission. Requires free registration.
Guardian Special Reports: Rural Affairs - Complete coverage of news, analysis and comment including political issues, groups and events plus web resources.
Guardian Special Reports: What's Wrong with Our Food? - News, comment and analysis about food in the UK including organic food, labeling, food production, imports and health concerns for humans and animals.
Rural Campaigning Index - Directory of rural campaigning sites, links and pages covering political issues, campaigns and protest relating to the British countryside as well as conservation, country pursuits and rural jobs.
Meta Description: [ Directory of campaigning and conservation websites and organisations in the UK. ]
The Countrylovers Website - Information for people visiting, living or working in the British countryside.
Meta Description: [ The British Countryside at Your Fingertips - Countrylovers.co.uk ]
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