Living in a Rural Area
Author: Lisa Trumbauer
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13: 9780736850797
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSimple text and photographs describe life in rural areas.
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Achieving Rural Health Equity and Well-Being
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2018-10-17
Total Pages: 95
ISBN-13: 0309469058
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRural counties make up about 80 percent of the land area of the United States, but they contain less than 20 percent of the U.S. population. The relative sparseness of the population in rural areas is one of many factors that influence the health and well-being of rural Americans. Rural areas have histories, economies, and cultures that differ from those of cities and from one rural area to another. Understanding these differences is critical to taking steps to improve health and well-being in rural areas and to reduce health disparities among rural populations. To explore the impacts of economic, demographic, and social issues in rural communities and to learn about asset-based approaches to addressing the associated challenges, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop on June 13, 2017. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.
How Money Walks - How $2 Trillion Moved Between the States, and Why It Matters
Author: Travis H. Brown
Publisher: How Money Walks
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 153
ISBN-13: 0988740117
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBetween 1995 and 2010, millions of Americans moved between the states, taking with them over $2 trillion in adjusted gross incomes. Two trillion dollars is equivalent to the GDP of California, the ninth largest in the world. It’s a lot of money. Some states, like Florida, saw tremendous gains ($86.4 billion), while others, like New York, experienced massive losses ($58.6 billion). People moved, and they took their working wealth with them. The question is, why? Why did Americans move so much of their income from state to state? Which states benefitted and which states suffered? And why does it matter? Using official statistics from the IRS, How Money Walks explores the hows, whys, and impact of this massive movement of American working wealth. Consider these facts. Between 1995 and 2010: The nine states with no personal income taxes gained $146.2 billion in working wealth The nine states with the highest personal income tax rates lost $107.4 billion The 10 states with the lowest per capita state-local tax burdens gained $69.9 billion The 10 states with the highest per capita state-local tax burdens lost $139 billion Money—and people—moved from high-tax states to low-tax ones. And the tax that seemed to matter the most? The personal income tax. The states with no income taxes gained the greatest wealth, while the states with the highest income taxes lost the most. Why does this matter? Because the robust presence of working wealth is the leading indicator of economic health. The states that gained working wealth are growing and thriving. The states that lost working wealth lost their most precious cargo—their tax base—and the consequences are dire: stagnation, deterioration, an economic death spiral as they continue to raise taxes and lose people, businesses, and working wealth. The numbers don't lie. ___________________ “When I read How Money Walks, I thought, ‘It’s about time.’ Finally, we have a book that addresses one of our nation’s most critical (yet rarely discussed) fiscal issues: the migration of working wealth as a direct result of personal income tax rates. Brown’s book paints a clear portrait of where money goes and why. How Money Walks should be required reading for anyone who wants to understand why some states struggle to retain people and businesses while others welcome billions of new dollars each year.” Dr. Arthur Laffer Founder and chairman, Laffer Associates and Laffer Investments Former economic advisor to President Ronald Reagan
Living in Rural Communities
Author: Kristin Sterling
Publisher: Lerner Publications
Published: 2008-04-01
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13: 0822585995
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSimple text and color photographs describe life in the country. Includes rural facts and a glossary.
Dangerous Exits
Author: Walter DeKeseredy
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 2009-05-28
Total Pages: 185
ISBN-13: 0813548608
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDecade after decade, violence against women has gained more attention from scholars, policy makers, and the general public. Social scientists in particular have contributed significant empirical and theoretical understandings to this issue. Strikingly, scant attention has focused on the victimization of women who want to leave their hostile partners. This groundbreaking work challenges the perception that rural communities are safe havens from the brutality of urban living. Identifying hidden crimes of economic blackmail and psychological mistreatment, and the complex relationship between patriarchy and abuse, Walter S. DeKeseredy and Martin D. Schwartz propose concrete and effective solutions, giving voice to women who have often suffered in silence.
Starting A New Life In Rural America
Author: Ragnar Benson
Publisher: Paladin Press
Published: 2006-01-01
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9781581604931
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHas the threat of urban terrorism, debacles like the disastrous response to Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans or just the general hassle of city life got you thinking about moving to the country? Good idea, but before you pull up stakes, here's a chance to learn about some of the realities of rural living that you might never have faced in your city or suburban home. Ragnar Benson grew up on a farm and has lived in the sticks for decades, and he has helped dozens of transplants settle into their new homes in the country. Now he has gathered his advice into this handy familiarization manual to introduce you to some of the issues you need to know about life in rural communities. Get an informed head-start on the adventure, independence and tranquility of a new life in rural America.
Rebuilding the Unity of Health and the Environment in Rural America
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2006-02-28
Total Pages: 116
ISBN-13: 0309180570
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThroughout much of its history, the United States was predominantly a rural society. The need to provide sustenance resulted in many people settling in areas where food could be raised for their families. Over the past century, however, a quiet shift from a rural to an urban society occurred, such that by 1920, for the first time, more members of our society lived in urban regions than in rural ones. This was made possible by changing agricultural practices. No longer must individuals raise their own food, and the number of person-hours and acreage required to produce food has steadily been decreasing because of technological advances, according to Roundtable member James Merchant of the University of Iowa. The Institute of Medicine's Roundtable on Environmental Health Science, Research, and Medicine held a regional workshop at the University of Iowa on November 29 and 30, 2004, to look at rural environmental health issues. Iowa, with its expanse of rural land area, growing agribusiness, aging population, and increasing immigrant population, provided an opportunity to explore environmental health in a region of the country that is not as densely populated. As many workshop participants agreed, the shifting agricultural practices as the country progresses from family operations to large-scale corporate farms will have impacts on environmental health. This report describes and summarizes the participants' presentations to the Roundtable members and the discussions that the members had with the presenters and participants at the workshop.
Rural Housing, Exurbanization, and Amenity-Driven Development
Author: Mark Lapping
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-04-15
Total Pages: 318
ISBN-13: 1317060849
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRural America is progressing through a dramatic and sustained post-industrial economic transition. For many, traditional means of household sustenance gained through agriculture, mining and rustic tourism are giving way to large scale corporate agriculture, footloose and globally competitive manufacturing firms, and mass tourism on an unprecedented scale. These changes have brought about an increased presence of affluent amenity migrants and returnees, as well as growing reliance on low-wage, seasonal jobs to sustain rural household incomes. This book argues that the character of rural housing reflects this transition and examines this using contemporary concepts of exurbanization, rural amenity-based development, and comparative distributional descriptions of the "haves" and the "have nots". Despite rapid in-migration and dramatic changes in land use, there remains a strong tendency for communities in rural America to maintain the idyllic small-town myth of large-lot, single-family home-ownership. This neglects to take into account the growing need for affordable housing (both owner-occupied and rental properties) for local residents and seasonal workers. This book suggests that greater emphasis be placed in rural housing policies that account for this rapid social and economic change and the need for affordable rural housing alternatives.
Rural quality of life
Author: Pia Heike Johansen
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 2023-01-31
Total Pages: 461
ISBN-13: 1526161621
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRecent research suggests that rural residents in the global North are happier than urban populations in the same countries. This goes against received wisdom in the field, where the opposite is usually assumed. Is quality of life better in the rural areas? How and under which circumstances is this the case? What can we learn from digging deeper into the rural-urban happiness paradox and which critical questions does this leave us with for the future? What might policymakers, planners, architects, and other decision-makers learn about how, when, and where to intervene? Rural quality of life delves deeper into these matters by asking what quality of life in rural areas is all about - in everyday life, through interventions in the built environment, in civil society and measures of subjective well-being.
Affordable Country Life 101
Author: HowExpert
Publisher: HowExpert
Published: 2017-09-11
Total Pages: 82
ISBN-13: 1647587611
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is for city dwellers that wish to move to a rural area and what they will face. It is also for rural residents trying to save money while living in the country. Who should read this book?: • Families living in cities that wishes for a rural life in an affordable way • Low-income rural residents • Long time country people who want to save money • Rural new-adults wondering how to live in a rural home What this book covers: • Utilities needed in rural areas • Hunting local game • How to get cheap dairy products • Forest dangers • Rural crafts and entertainment • Choosing a rural home • Low cost cleaning • Neighbors who are near and far • Rural life and everything to live in the country Learn to survive in the country. This book covers all aspects of rural living. It is a book that teaches the difference between the small towns, large towns, and wooded areas. Readers will know which utilities are available in the country. This book also teaches how to navigate the forest without getting lost or injured. Learn about rural neighbors and how to avoid neighborly disputes. The may reason to reason this How-To book is to save money. Readers will eat at lower costs. They can also find cheaper chores and activities to do. About the Expert Deven Shanner has lived in rural Pennsylvania for 26 years. She owns a house that even locals refer to as being in “the middle of nowhere”. She has lived in local small towns and a large town. Shanner’s family and she have hunted/ gathered food for many of those years. They buy from local farms and farmer’s markets every year. She has hosted two of the local (small town) Carnivals and local picnics. Every section of this book is from Shanner’s experiences. This is her knowledge and research of rural areas. From basket weaving to rural utilities, she has lived through it all. HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.
