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Resettled families did not receive adequate compensation for property left behind and were rarely provided with sufficient funds to build new lives.
Kenya’s experienced fast population growth and urbanisation - this has brought about some big challenges.
Tree-changers can get a bad rap for not managing their properties well. So will this lead to more absentee neighbours who let weeds run rampant?
Access to affordable child care affects farm productivity, safety and ultimately the nation’s food supply. Farm families across the U.S. are struggling without it.
There is a continuing misunderstanding of rural realities by policymakers. Ultimately this puts transit out of reach for many rural areas.
In the years since the Supreme Court rejected Kivalina’s appeal on May 20, 2013, the community’s search and rescue team has faced increasing climate disasters: ‘We just can’t adapt this fast.’
Rural Canadians face challenges accessing mental health services, and an exodus of psychologists from the public system may make matters worse.
Corporations restrict what farmers can do with their own seeds, as well as their farm equipment when it breaks down.
The demand for donkey hides to produce ejiao has led to a shortage of donkeys in China and increasingly worldwide.
Successive Japanese administrations have tried – and largely failed – to reduce urban overcrowding for 70 years.
Across Australia, the top ten regions for socio-economic disadvantage are based in rural and regional areas. Local newspapers are especially important in such communities.
While many people rely on written signage to find their way around, oral language plays a significant role in giving directions in rural areas.
Two political scientists in their study in South Dakota found people trusted medical professionals the least when it came to public health messages.
New research shows using social media can provide a much-needed boost to UK farmers’ wellbeing, connectedness and mental health, and even bank balances.
As more people move into high fire-risk areas, an architect explains what to do to keep properties as safe as possible.
A street-by-street analysis shows where the risks are rising fastest and also lays bare the inequities of who has to endure America’s crippling flood problem.
An initiative to be announced by Labor on Wednesday promises to appoint a domestic violence commissioner and provide funds for 500 new community sector workers to help women in crisis.
Rural communities are coming together to support their own resilience. The rest of Canada needs to follow suit.
Alaska is warming faster than any other U.S. state, and that’s causing problems, a team of bridge engineers and social scientists explains. The infrastructure bill in Congress would offer some help.
Top contributors
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Project Director, RTC: Rural, University of Montana
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State Policy Director, Farley Health Policy Center; Associate Professor of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
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Research Assistant, Youth Community Futures, University of Southern Queensland
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Associate Professor of Rural Sociology, The Ohio State University
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RTC:Rural Director and Director of Employment Research, University of Montana
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Associate Research Scientist in Rural Sociology, Adjunct Faculty - National Farm Medicine Center, The Ohio State University
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Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology and Demography, Penn State
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Associate Professor in Geography, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Entrepreneurship and Regional Economic Development, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Research Fellow, University of Aberdeen
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Professor (Communication), Deakin University
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Professor of Sociology, University of Aberdeen
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Associate Professor and Director, Centre for Rural Emergency Medicine, Deakin University
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Research Fellow, University of Aberdeen
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Professor in Communications, University of Aberdeen
