Services in rural settlements Dispersed rural settlements have become more common in the past 200 years, especially in Anglo-America and UK as they are considered more efficient than clustered settlements. (DSR) in the US originated in the Middle Atlantic colonies which were settled by a heterogeneous group from many European countries. DSR dominated the American Midwest as early settlers came from the Middle Atlantic colonies. Enclosure Movement happened in Britain between 1750-1850. In an effort to improve agricultural production a number of European countries converted their rural landscapes from clustered settlements to dispersed patterns. British govt transformed rural landscape by consolidating individually owned strips of land surrounding a village into a single large farm, owned by an individual. Enclosure brought grater agricultural efficiency, but destroyed the self-contained world of village life.
Services in rural settlements Dispersed rural settlements have become more common in the past 200 years, especially in Anglo-America and UK as they are considered more efficient than clustered settlements. (DSR) in the US originated in the Middle Atlantic colonies which were settled by a heterogeneous group from many European countries. DSR dominated the American Midwest as early settlers came from the Middle Atlantic colonies. Enclosure Movement happened in Britain between 1750-1850. In an effort to improve agricultural production a number of European countries converted their rural landscapes from clustered settlements to dispersed patterns. British govt transformed rural landscape by consolidating individually owned strips of land surrounding a village into a single large farm, owned by an individual. Enclosure brought grater agricultural efficiency, but destroyed the self-contained world of village life.
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