- Elbow roomers
In
geography andurban planning , elbow roomers are people who leave a city for the countryside to seek more land and greater freedom from governmental and neighborhood interference.Fact|date=February 2007Some are carrying out activities such as large-scale
gardening , the raising ofhorses or other animals, orfarming , or otherwise have a genuine need for the space. Others wish to pursue arural lifestyle for reasons unrelated to space itself.Elbow roomers are often said to contribute to
urban sprawl , though some authorities claim they are a part of the natural evolution of the edges of urban areas.
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