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Coronavirus (COVID-19) business support measures: evaluation
This evaluation assesses the outputs and indicative outcomes of the COVID-19 business support measures available in Scotland up to summer 2021.
Annex 3: RESAS Classification of Urban and Rural Local Authorities
The RESAS Classification classifies local authorities according to their level of rurality and establishes four different groups, which are labelled as "Islands and Remote", "Mainly Rural", "Urban with Substantial Rural" and "Larger Cities". The "Islands and Remote" and "Mainly Rural" categories are classed as "Rural". The "Urban with Substantial Rural" and "Larger Cities" categories are classed as "Urban".
RESAS Classification/Local Authority
Rural
Islands and Remote
- Argyll and Bute
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Orkney Islands
- Shetland Islands
Mainly Rural
- Aberdeenshire
- Angus
- Clackmannanshire
- Dumfries and Galloway
- East Ayrshire
- East Lothian
- Highland
- Moray
- Perth and Kinross
- Scottish Borders
- South Ayrshire
Urban
Urban and Substantial Rural
- East Dunbartonshire
- East Renfrewshire
- Falkirk
- Fife
- Inverclyde
- Midlothian
- North Ayrshire
- North Lanarkshire
- Renfrewshire
- South Lanarkshire
- Stirling
- West Dunbartonshire
- West Lothian
Larger Cities
- Aberdeen City
- City of Edinburgh
- Dundee City
- Glasgow City
Contact
Email: caroline.macfarlane@gov.scot
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