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Any literary movement will have its diversity, but there are certain shared characteristics that help to define a literary movement. In the case of regionalism, these characteristics include the following: [5] A focus on the setting of the story, often to such a degree that it appears little else happens beyond description of the setting and ...
An old dairy farm used as a hobby farm near Leicester, New York A hobby farm (also called a lifestyle block, acreage living, or rural residential) is a smallholding or small farm that is maintained without expectation of being a primary source of income. Some are held simply to bring homeowners closer to nature, to provide recreational land for ...
The lack of affordable housing in rural areas of the United States continues to be a critical issue and concern. Factors that can affect affordable rents and home ownership opportunities in Rural America include: lower income levels, urban sprawl pushing housing costs up, loss of high paying jobs and lack of access to credit.
Rural spaces add new challenges for economic analysis that require an understanding of economic geography: for example understanding of size and spatial distribution of production and household units and interregional trade, [21] land use, [22] and how low population density effects government policies as to development, investment, regulation ...
villagers harvesting seaweed - farming is often associated with rurality. Rurality is used as an expression of different rural areas as not being homogeneously defined. [clarification needed] Many authors involved in mental health research in rural areas stress the importance of steering clear of inflexible blanket definitions of rurality (Philo, Parr & Burns 2003), and to instead "select ...
Rural American history is the history from colonial times to ... By 1878, for example, there were 1,468 local merchants in Alabama, or 12 for every 10,000 people ...
An intentional community is a voluntary residential community designed to foster a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork. [1] [2] [3] Members typically unite around shared values, beliefs, or a common vision, which may be political, religious, spiritual, or simply focused on the practical benefits of cooperation and mutual support.
Agrarianism is a social and political philosophy that advocates for rural development, a rural agricultural lifestyle, family farming, widespread property ownership, and political decentralization. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Those who adhere to agrarianism tend to value traditional forms of local community over urban modernity. [ 3 ]