Rural Areas

With unemployment numbers falling, jobs are on the rise in some rural parts of the country.

At a recent conference on world cities, attendees from all over the world shared the impression that their cities do not receive enough respect from their national governments.

In rural Georgia, a New Urbanist style development is slowly materializing, andhoping to be a sustainable antidote to urban sprawl.

The Tennessee town of Shelbyville has become a new center for Somalian refugees. A new documentary looks at what the influx of this group has meant to the city and its people.

Rural areas in Germany are seeing major declines in population. Some worry that these declining villages and towns are being left by the wayside as the nation heads towards urban centers.

Rural Kitsap County, Washington, has been debating over a policy change that would allow new communities to spring up in the area.

Unhealthy, smog-filled air has struck an unsuspecting locale: rural Wyoming.

As the world's population urbanizes, rural areas are being abandoned. But they don't have to sit empty and unused, according to this piece from GOOD.

While the recession has affected the housing market across the country, the few state that are showing signs of recovery are mostly rural.

Poverty is high and rising in rural areas across America. But there are also significant differences in the extent of that poverty, depending on the region.

Populations have declined in the majority of rural areas in the U.S., according to recent figures from the U.S. Census Bureau.

More than two-thirds of rural areas in the United States have seen growth in jobs since 2009, according to this article from The Daily Yonder.

New data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that new immigrants have been heading to small towns and suburban areas rather than big cities over the past decade.

A renewable energy company wants to build a major solar power farm on former ranchland in rural California. But environmental concerns over habitat and scenic beauty could stall the process.

Rural areas across America are trying to figure out how they can improve their economies but still maintain their rural qualities.

Most of rural America is getting older. But not all of it.

The relationship between agriculture and cities is becoming increasingly important. Daniel Nairn suggests building "garden blocks" within cities to meet community food needs.

Small town movie theaters are seeing new interest from community members who are fighting -- and volunteering -- to keep them open.

The changing face of America's energy menu includes a variety of alternative sources, many of which are being developed in the country's rural areas.

Development in rural America has long been a confounding problem. Increasing outmigration highlights the importance of finding new methods for economic development beyond agriculture.