Semantic Complexities in Defining Rurality: Towards a Definition Based on Human Considerations.

Cameron-Jackson, Frances B.

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Publication Date: 1995

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Semantic Complexities in Defining Rurality: Towards a Definition Based on Human Considerations.

Cameron-Jackson, Frances B.

Education in Rural Australia, v5 n1 p1-7 1995

Discusses semantic complexities rampant in attempts to define rurality. Examines environmental and economic aspects of rurality and impacts on education. Proposes a definition of rurality based on five human considerations: approximate geographic divisions, level of access to community services, industry type, population makeup, and the self-perception of residents. (JAT)

Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Community Services, Definitions, Foreign Countries, Human Geography, Rural Areas, Rural Economics, Rural Education, Rural Environment, Rural Population, Rural Sociology, Rural Urban Differences

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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