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• Rural–urban fringe — The rural urban fringe of Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia The rural–urban fringe, also known as the outskirts or the urban hinterland, can be described as the landscape interface between town and country ,[1] or also as the transition zone… …   Wikipedia

• Rural-urban fringe — The rural urban fringe, also known as the outskirts or the urban hinterland, can be described as the landscape interface between town and country [http://www.teignbridge.gov.uk/index.cfm?Articleid=2803] , or alternatively as the transition zone… …   Wikipedia

• rural-urban migration —   the movement of people from rural areas to urban areas …   Geography glossary

• rural-urban continuum — See folk urban continuum …   Dictionary of sociology

• Urban sprawl — Urban sprawl, also known as suburban sprawl, is the spreading of a city and its suburbs over rural land at the fringe of an urban area. [http://www.sprawlcity.org/hbis/wis.html What is Sprawl?] . SprawlCity.org . Retrieved on 2008 02 07.]… …   Wikipedia

• urban culture — ▪ sociology Introduction       any of the behavioral patterns of the various types of cities and urban areas, both past and present. Definitions of the city and urban cultures       Research on urban cultures naturally focuses on their defining… …   Universalium

• Urban heat island — An urban heat island (UHI) is a metropolitan area which is significantly warmer than its surrounding rural areas. The temperature difference usually is larger at night than during the day and larger in winter than in summer, and is most apparent… …   Wikipedia

• Rural area — Barossa Valley, South Australia, a noted area for vineyards Rural areas or the country or countryside are areas that are not urbanized, though when large areas are described, country towns and smaller cities will be included. They have a low… …   Wikipedia

• Urban area — Built up area redirects here. For use of the term in the United Kingdom Highway Code, see Built up area (Highway Code). Urban zone redirects here. For other uses, see Urban zone (disambiguation). Urban region redirects here. For an area in… …   Wikipedia

• rural rebound — n. The recent and significant population increases in rural and exurban areas following years of declining or stagnant population growth. Example Citations: Many urban dwellers began to seek second places outside town. Many now to be followed by… …   New words

• Rural society in the People's Republic of China — occupies more than a half of China s population and has a varied range in terms of standard of living and life patterns. In southern and coastal China, rural areas have seen increased development and are, in some areas, beginning to catch up… …   Wikipedia