Rural counties make up about 80 percent of the land area of the United States, but they contain less than 20 percent of the U.S. population. The relative sparse

Rural people and communities continue to play important social, economic and environmental roles at a time in which societies are rapidly urbanizing, and the id

A collection of essays by various authors.

Defines what a suburb is and describes its main characteristics.

Jane Adams focuses on the transformation of rural life in Union County, Illinois, as she explores the ways in which American farming has been experienced and un