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Hi! Welcome to Sparse, an exploration of urban and rural. In short, Sparse is about sparse, dense, and how the two differ when applied to society. Sparse is the concept of few in a large area; dense is the concept of many in a small area. Sparse is miles of fields, forests, and wetlands interspersed with lone houses; dense is miles of homes, stores, and of…

3 years ago · Dana Ferguson and Michael Mathieu

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Exploring the socioeconomics of sparse populations

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Michael Mathieu

@sparse

Born and raised in Upper Michigan, now living in Berlin, Germany - passionate about learning and improving the world around us.

Dana Ferguson

I'm a guy from the rural Upper Peninsula of Michigan who cares about the future of rural. I have a background in Economics and lifetime of rural that I really want to talk about!