The newly built Development Zone is no longer a rural area it used to be.

新建的开发区已经不再是以前的农村地区了。

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This paper makes an on-the-spot investigation about the present situation of the wholesale lease and development of rural land in Suzhou area.

文章就目前苏州农村地区土地批租开发的现状作了实地调查。

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Since rural urbanization and industry development induce a hot demand for rural collective construction land, the land flows are increasing rapidly in Shanghai and other eastern area of China.

农村集体土地流转在上海以及整个东部沿海地区已经十分普遍，这是农村城市化与工业化进程中对非农建设土地需求急剧上升的结果。

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In addition to thanking Secretary Vilsack for his support, I want to thank the Rural Development mission area, and especially Deputy Administrator Jessica Zufolo, Assistant Administrator David Villano and Dr. Gary Bojes with the Rural Utilities Service.

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Having looked at all the information, they calculated that "6.8% of the UK's land area is now classified as urban" (a definition that includes rural development and roads, by the way).

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Tony Burton of the Council for the Protection of Rural England calculates that England is losing an area of countryside about the size of Bristol every year to development.

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