Rose Olfert: January 2008 Archives
We are all too familiar
with the term "rural-urban divide." As rural populations decline and urban
populations grow there has been a tendency to hypothesize causality - that the
loss in services and population base in rural areas is attributable to the
success of the cities. Underlying this conjecture is a view that urban and
rural interests are in opposition, that urban growth is harmful to the rural
population and vice versa.
What is the evidence regarding the relationship between urban growth and its rural impact? Is there the possibility of mutual benefit from urban-centered growth?
Continue reading Rural-Urban Symbiosis.
