There is a continuing misunderstanding of rural realities by policymakers. Ultimately this puts transit out of reach for many rural areas.
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While many people rely on written signage to find their way around, oral language plays a significant role in giving directions in rural areas.
Don’t just let idyllic representations of life in the country seduce you. Making a successful move depends on ensuring the place you have chosen is a good match for your values and needs.
Living in a bushfire-prone area means every decision - from plants to parking spots to holidays - is shaped by fire risk. We live and die by the advice we are given, and the advice we ignore.
Big cities are seen as the centre of everything, which creates an attitude that often devalues the work and skills of rural professionals. And sometimes even they subconsciously buy into this.
The British countryside is supposed to be peaceful and idyllic. Don’t be fooled.
Life in the country isn’t all it’s made out to be in popular media. That’s what one group of women found who made the move from city life.
Talk of moving people out of Japan’s cities into rural areas is changing after the recent cyclone hit near Tokyo. Smarter, more connected cities may be a safer way to go.
In the Catalan Pyrenees, women shepherds and cattle ranchers try to valorise the ancestral agropastoral culture to save the mountains from climate change.
Some previous research suggests people living in rural areas may be at a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. But these results tell a different story.
A new meta-analysis of 39 studies from around the world reveals a major disadvantage.
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Professor of Interdisciplinary Social Studies, University of Winchester
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Clinical Lecturer, University of Aberdeen
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Professor of Urban Health and Environment, UNSW
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Lecturer, University of the Western Cape
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Adjunct professor, School of Media and Communications, RMIT University
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Professor, School of Economic Policy Studies, Rikkyo University
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Professor of Primary Care, University of Aberdeen
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Postdoctoral researcher, Chair in Agroecology and Food systems, Universitat de Vic – Universitat Central de Catalunya
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Doctoral Researcher, Epidemiology, University of Aberdeen
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Adjunct Professor, School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, University of Guelph
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Professor of Cities and Planetary Health, ARC Future Fellow in nature-based solutions for loneliness, University of Sydney
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Professor (Communication), Deakin University
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Associate Professor and Director, Centre for Rural Emergency Medicine, Deakin University
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Associate Professor (adjunct) in Creative Writing, Flinders University