Living Spaces

FACTORS INFLUENCING HOW WE VIEW PLACES

Economic= access to services, job opportunities , transport links etc

Social= crime rates, healthcare, education, risk of disease etc

Political= opportunity to vote, freedom of speech and movement

Environmental= available water, soil fertility, likelihood of hazards etc

RURAL IDYLL

image that people make of rural areas e.g. less crime, more open space
creates high demand for housing
demand from people -----> housing prices rise
wealthy people bought second homes---> demand increase...so do the prices locals might not afford them
population rises due to holiday second homes in summer however it declines in winter causing pubs and shops to close down
children have to travel to schools
lack of employment opportunities as wages might me lower

COUNTER URBANISATION

rural idyll
growth of it means people could work at home
PUSH--> transport means people do not have to work where they live, expensive housing, higher crime rates and levels of noise also air pollution

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: URBANISATION

PULL= employment opportunities, better education, better health care, utility
PUSH= lack of medical care, no jobs, lack of education, no electricity
this has lead to high natural increase ( young age of migrants so more births and fewer deaths due to improved health care)
this leads to squatter settlements
SQUATTER SETTLEMENTS= an area with poor housing conditions, no running water, lack of security leads to high crime rates
lack of schools, public transport and health care. Houses are often built illegally --> no security

Urban growth: towns and cities are expanding, covering a greater area of land

Urbanisation: an increasing proportion of people living in towns and cities

Mega cities: those with over 10 million people.

RURAL TO URBAN MIGRATION : CHINA CASE STUDY

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