The country is part of the area, though. Without urban areas, there’s no meaningful distinction. The ‘country’ depends on urban areas, e.g. for medicals, shopping, and so on.
The country is part of the area, though. Without urban areas, there’s no meaningful distinction. The ‘country’ depends on urban areas, e.g. for medicals, shopping, and so on.
Acamon@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I’m not sure I understand? The country depends on urban infrastructure for sure. But population density plays a big role in how necessary services are provided. You have to be very remote and rural in most western countries to not have electricity, because it’s easier to connect wires than be fully self-sufficient in energy generation. But waste pipes are harder to scale over distances, and septic tanks provide an affordable local solution. I’d love for the local council to install and maintain pumped pipes for all waste, but it would be a huge and unnecessary expense for the community.
Similarly, wherever people cluster, you can make efficient transport solutions that serve the. But if someone lives hours away from the next habitation, it’s hard to create a soloution that’s more efficient than them driving to the nearest transport hub. And if we could get rid of 99.9% of cars owned by people not in that situation, I don’t think we need to worry to much about the few farmers who still need them.