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- Scaling peaks of stone despite achy bones: A memoir and and an aspiration
- Ten favorite and least favorite state capital cities
- Los destinos divinos de Latinoamérica: Ciudades con nombres religiosos más allá de San/o, o Santa/o [Latin America’s divine destinations: Cities with religious names beyond San/o, or Santa/o]
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Tag Archives: rural
Slang terms for “rural”
Whether used in a positive or demeaning manner, here is a list of slang terms/phrases that are often used to depict a place as being rural. Please feel free to provide any other terms or phrases that I may have … Continue reading
Posted in civics, Communications, culture, fun, geography, history, land use, Language, Maps, placemaking, planning, urban planning
Tagged geography, land use, language, maps, planning, rural, slang, terminology, terms
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You know your community is rural when…
Just a poking little fun for the holiday weekend. Have no fear urbanites and suburbanites, your turn is coming soon. In the spirit of Burma Shave: “Being rural…ain’t no sin…what really matters…comes from within!” Enjoy! Outhouses are the latest fad. … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, aviation, civility, culture, fun, geography, humanity, land use, planning, satire, spatial design, States
Tagged Burma Shave, Canada, fun, geography, Green Acres, humor, land use, Mayberry, planning, rural, Rural King, sarcasm, satire
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The places in-between
As the world continues to become more urbanized, the places in-between these pulsating urban areas are often overlooked as just blips along the expressway or dots 30,000 feet below us. While some of these places are hanging on with some … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, air travel, Cars, cities, civics, commerce, Communications, culture, density, economic development, family, geography, globalization, historic preservation, history, humanity, inclusiveness, land use, placemaking, planning, psychology, revitalization, spatial design, sustainability, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel
Tagged cities, land use, places, planning, rural, rural planning, small towns, towns, urban planning, villages
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