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Definition of rural areas using the Rural Urban Classification.
Detailed guidance on the Rural-Urban Definition and how and when to apply it.
Find out how you can protect and manage trees and woodlands in urban areas.
How rural areas are defined using the Rural Urban Classification.
Using the new RUC based on 2021 data, analysis will focus characteristics of rural and urban areas in 2021.
Noise action plans (Round 3) for agglomerations (large urban areas), roads (including major roads) and railways (including major railways).
Find out what’s involved and how to apply for funding to support the planting and establishment of standard trees in urban and peri-urban areas in England.
Noise action plans (Round 2) for agglomerations (large urban areas), roads (including major roads) and railways (including major railways).
Detailed guidance on the Local Authority Rural-Urban Classification and how and when to apply it.
2011 Rural Urban Classification.
This rapid literature review surveys the literature on urban expansion in Nigerian cities and towns over the coming decades
Data about travel by region and mode of transport, produced by Department for Transport.
2011 Rural Urban Classification of Local Authority Districts and other higher level geographies
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