rural area
theme: Spatial Structuresdefinition:
"Rural areas are sparsely settled areas without significant large city or town [while] the countryside refers to certain forms of landscapes and land uses where agriculture and natural areas play an important part.
Rural areas are more and more diverse, as far as their economic base is concerned. While agriculture still plays an important part in numerous rural areas, other sources of income have developed such as rural tourism, small-scale manufacturing activities, residential economy (location of retirees), production of renewable energy etc. Many rural areas are multifunctional and a number of them are under the influence of metropolitan areas and large cities as a result of ever improved transport and communication facilities."
CEMAT Glossary of key expressions used in spatial development policies in Europe; 14 CEMAT (2006) 6, Strasbourg 24 January 2007, p. 13
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Belarus -> Территория усадебной застройки
Latvia -> lauku apvidus
Norway -> Spredtbygd område
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