Counter-urbanisation. Why people are moving from urban areas to rural areas.
- Created by: Olivia Gibbs-Fairley
- Created on: 31-12-12 16:53
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- Reasons for counter-urbanisation
- less noise
- Less pollution - cleaner/better air due to less traffic(congestion)
- live longer
- Retirement
- Reasons for counter-urbanisation
- less noise
- Less pollution - cleaner/better air due to less traffic(congestion)
- live longer
- Retirement
- Closer to relatives - particularly elderly relatives who have retired to country
- Retirement
- live longer
- less crime
- Children have more freedom/ more fun
- Better oppertunities e.g. horse riding, sailing
- Children have more freedom/ more fun
- Money
- housing is less expensive
- the cost of living is less
- Natural beauty e.g.landscapes, sea view
- Improvements in technology mean that people can work from home
- Greater community cohesion
- Still on commuter belt but improvements in transport mean that people can commute further to get to work - sometimes in the same amount of time or less
- Closer to relatives - particularly elderly relatives who have retired to country
- Reasons for counter-urbanisation
- Retirement
- live longer
- less crime
- Children have more freedom/ more fun
- Better oppertunities e.g. horse riding, sailing
- Children have more freedom/ more fun
- Money
- housing is less expensive
- the cost of living is less
- Natural beauty e.g.landscapes, sea view
- Improvements in technology mean that people can work from home
- Greater community cohesion
- Still on commuter belt but improvements in transport mean that people can commute further to get to work - sometimes in the same amount of time or less
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