Sentence examples for rural settlements from inspiring English sources

Contemporary examples of rural settlements demonstrate that contrary judgments, as to what is rurality, are responsible for the unsustainable development.

Rural settlements predominate in the valleys, where characteristic Alpine villages extend along the base of slopes.

About two-thirds of the ethnic Turkmen population lives in rural settlements and villages.

The lake around the city was also partly covered with chinampas with numerous rural settlements.

The population of Oman is primarily urban but has a number of traditional rural settlements.

Commercial forests are located upstream in the mountainous and rainier interior, away from rural settlements.

Significant differences exist between rural settlements in upland areas and those in Serbia's basins and plains.

Public health and welfare services are limited in the growing cities and rural settlements, however.

In 2013, these obligations delivered 66% of homes in rural settlements.

Not all prehistoric peoples in Middle America lived in cities; most lived in relatively small rural settlements.

Most people live in rural settlements, which usually take the form of small linear villages set alongside paths or roads.