Statistical data are frequently only available at the national scale, systematic ground-based data collection covers only a few regions, and remote sensing struggles to capture the often subtle spectral effects of land use intensity changes.
In Canada, for example, even large cities have had relatively few permanent fixed-site pollution monitors operating over the last two decades, and there are few stations in rural and remote locations of the country.
Of the few studies in rural and remote areas in developed countries, a link between job satisfaction and community satisfaction with intention to leave has been shown [ 40].
The shift in Cattles' business model over the past few years, to bigger loans and remote servicing, has increased its risk profile, says Robert Self, an analyst at Credit Suisse.
Earth's tundra regions are harsh and remote, so fewer humans have settled there than in other environments.
However the low availability of nurses in many developing countries is exacerbated by geographical mal-distribution - there are even fewer nurses available in rural and remote areas [ 17].
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With more than 100 models — including a few with remote controls and flashing lights — Beyblades were the top-selling "battling" toys in the nation last year, according to the NPD Group, a market research company, surpassing well-known brands like Star Wars and Bakugan, another Japanese fighting franchise.
Of this non-metropolitan population, almost twenty percent is dispersed across more than 1,500 rural and remote communities with fewer than 5,000 residents.
Some of the outer landmasses are so tiny and remote that only a few people live there.
