Not exact matches
That same
rural / urban divide is evident in my home state — Missouri — where
as many
as 60 % of
rural residents lack access to high - speed Internet.
Chinese citizens receive an urban or
rural hukou which officially identifies them
as residents of a specific area and which allows them to live and work only in that area.
Queensland, meanwhile, takes the national preference for «plain packaging» to another level, with
residents in both
rural and urban areas being more than twice
as likely to opt for supermarket brands
as they are for Bega.
Its mission is to help the small
rural Hospital provide the best possible medical care to
residents as well
as the many visitors to the Mendocino Coast.
«With today's approval, the Legislature has provided critical funding for the
Rural Outreach Center, which works on a tight budget to help as many rural residents as poss
Rural Outreach Center, which works on a tight budget to help
as many
rural residents as poss
rural residents as possible.
A variety of affordable transit options such
as public transit, taxis, car shares, cycling, and safe pedestrian pathways is critical for
residents of Erie County to engage in a wide variety of community activities across urban, suburban, and
rural settings.
Rural areas have a more solitary lifestyle, less affected by or dependent upon governments or other people, because neither the government nor other people tend to play as large a role in a rural resident's
Rural areas have a more solitary lifestyle, less affected by or dependent upon governments or other people, because neither the government nor other people tend to play
as large a role in a
rural resident's
rural resident's life.
«It is government's role to provide the services that the private sector either can't or won't do, and I am proud to say that my administration has worked to strengthen public health though the Health Mall and other related initiatives and has also been instrumental in keeping
residents connected to needed services through programs such
as the
Rural Transit Service.
As a result, communities like Kingston and Wawarsing, which have a high proportion of
residents living under the poverty line, end up bearing the lion's share of Safety Net costs while wealthier or more
rural towns like Woodstock and Marbletown see minimal impact.
The county of about 160,000
residents includes busy riverfront city areas in Troy and Rensselaer
as well
as large
rural stretches.
In spite of such known urban pressures on health
as air and water pollution, water shortage, overcrowding, poor housing, the stresses of city transportation and the generally accelerated pace of city life, there is no substantial evidence from the National Health Survey that the overall health of the urban
resident is worse than that of the
rural resident.
For instance, the Rockefeller Foundation published a highly influential report, «Good Health at Low Cost,» promoting China's patriotic health campaign, Costa Rica's universal health insurance, Sri Lanka's land reform movement and Kerala's
rural nurse - midwives
as reasons
residents of these areas were living better.
While these monocultures may be a simpler route for China's
rural residents — who receive cash and food payments,
as well
as technical support to reforest land — the single - species approach brings very limited biodiversity benefits, and, in some cases, even harms wildlife.
Nonetheless, this is the last 2011 Oscar winner shut - ins and
rural residents can cross off their checklist,
as Sony issues it today
as a pricey two - disc Blu - ray + DVD Combo Pack in the vein of other recent Sony Pictures Classics titles with modest retail potential.
In Asian industrialized countries such
as Japan and Korea, many
rural communities are facing issues of «marginal villages» with depopulation of the young and aging of the
resident community.
As residents walk through the center of town — past the taxidermy shop, past the gas station and Selby's grocery, past the Poolesville Barber and Stylist — they are surrounded by reminders of what brought them to this
rural town.
Kim Yerton Branch of the Humboldt County Library — Hoopa, CA Year: 2007 Amount: $ 10,000 Grant: National Award for Library Service
As California's only joint county - tribal library on an Indian reservation, the Kim Yerton Branch of the Humboldt County Library has become a center for the
rural community of Hoopa Valley, connecting thousands of
residents of all ages with Native American reading materials, computer access and the prospect of a better life through literacy.
Canada Student Loan Forgiveness for Family Doctors and Nurses If you are working
as a family doctor,
resident in family medicine, nurse or nurse practitioner in a designated
rural or remote community, you may be eligible to have a portion of your Canada Student Loan forgiven.
After all
rural residents not only have to contend with the fees but they often have to move closer to the college or universities and pay rent
as well.
The purpose of this loan program is to enable eligible low and moderate income (up to 115 percent of the Area Median Family Income)
rural residents to acquire modestly priced housing for their own use
as a primary residence.
The USDA defines a
rural area
as any area that is
rural in nature and is not part of or associated with an urban area, or any town, village or city and has less than 10,000
residents.
Residents in Edmonton and the surrounding communities appreciate the amenities of modern living
as well
as the charms a
rural setting provides.
[5] And «considerable differences exist between urban and
rural residents... in their animal rights and welfare orientations» [9,
as cited in M. J. Manfredo, Pierce, Fulton, Pate, & Gill, 1999].
Urban dwellers are nearly twice
as likely
as rural residents to assert that their pets have special nutrition needs (45 percent versus 24 percent) and they are even more likely to be concerned about their pets having food allergies or intolerances (51 percent versus 22 percent).
As industrialization began to spread, Moran's paintings of nature provided an accessible and direct experience and reflected a developing nostalgia among urban
residents for the serenity of
rural places.
George Shaw is a fascinating choice
as a
resident artist at the National Gallery, his scenes of poisoned landscapes now hanging alongside
rural scenes by Gainsborough and Constable.
That's where groups like B4H come in.Since its founding in 2007, Denver - based Bicycles for Humanity Colorado has distributed more than 800 used bikes to
rural Namibian communities, where local
residents are trained
as mechanics and managers and the containers the bikes are shipped in are painted and retrofitted to become bike shops, known
as Bicycle Empowerment Centers (BECs).
Turkish cities have been the stage for culture clashes in recent years,
as residents of
rural areas moved to urban areas in large numbers, bringing what many urbanites see
as
At stake is India's ability to bring electricity to 400 million
rural residents — a third of the population —
as well
as keep the lights on at corporate office towers and provide enough fuel for 1.5 million new vehicles added to the roads each month.
I'm using $ 50
as the base amount because people in condos probably don't pay that much, while
rural residents pay $ 75 and in many cases upwards of $ 100 per month.
This story highlights the challenges faced by
rural environmental justice communities
as they try to ensure that ongoing waste disposal and pollution do not pose public health and environmental threats to local
residents.
As a Toronto urbanite who grew up on a farm in
rural Ontario, and who identifies with both city and country life, I recently became aware of a battle that
rural residents of Ontario have been waging for five years, namely against the scourge of towering industrial wind factories that have been forced on -LSB-...]
The decision is far - reaching
as it indicates not only the lengths to which wind power companies will go to intimidate
residents opposed to the huge power projects in their small
rural communities, it also puts a «chill» on participation in research studies, if confidentiality can not be assured.
It seems these towns are unique in that they are looking for more
residents etc - in the congested north east we have too many people but not
as much
as say washing dc where we could argue there is a need for housing or a need for more
residents as there are in the
rural areas.
As things stand in those places it is very regressive and especially damaging to
rural residents.
As a result, the plaintiffs,
residents of
rural Ecuador harmed by the defendant Chevron's pollution in the Lago Agrio region, can seek enforcement of a judgment of an Ecuadorian court in Ontario.
Many Nevada
residents are excited about the new increased speed limit,
as it will reduce the time it takes them to travel through
rural parts of the state on the way to or from Las Vegas.
Articling positions are rare in
rural communities,
as well, compounding the inaccessibility of legal services to many
residents.
The impact of these services on access to justice is significant for
residents of
rural Canada and will likely become even more important
as providers of legal information and legal services seek new ways to serve
rural communities that are increasingly losing lawyers in their communities to retirement.
You can find condos close to the ocean, downtown or even
rural areas, and they provide
residents amenities such
as fitness centers, parks and even pools, without the worry of upkeep or maintenance.
Meanwhile,
residents who live in both
rural and urban areas are being urged to cut back their water use, stop washing their vehicles
as often, replace lawns with desert - like landscaping and replace washing machines and dishwashers with more efficient appliances.
Preliminary research indicates that the impact of increases in private - pay RPPD may be more significant for
rural markets due to a higher share of private - pay
residents as compared to urban properties.
The purpose of this loan program is to enable eligible low - and moderate - income (up to 115 percent of the Area Median Family Income)
rural residents to acquire modestly priced housing for their own use
as a primary residence.