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Counter urbanisation is
The movement of people away from large urban areas to smaller settlements and rural areas
Reurbanisation is... and is encouraged by....
The movement of people back into urban area
Favouable government policies concerning development of brownfield sites, facilities like education and entertainment, regeneration by Urban Development Corporations
Urban decline is
When a decrease in economic activity causes a area to become run down
Regeneration is
The reversal of urban decline (big city plan, thames gateway project
Surbiton, _____ would only buy a __ bedroom house but in st ives it would buy a bedroom house
£300,000
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Counter urb. Push factors
-Escape noise and air pollution
-Suburbs and city centres often have issues with parking and congestion
-House prices in suburbs rise with popularity
Counter urb. Pull factors
-less dense housing, houses are often bigger with more outside space
-think the quiet and open space will improve QoL
-improved communication services make it easier for people to work from home or communicate
-improved tech and transport systems make it easier for companies to locate themselves on the cheaper rural land, creates jobs
-Increased car ownership and improved rail services make it easier to commute
Positive impact of counter urb. on rural
-increased business for some service as newer residents are often retired/professional ith high disposable income
-existing houes are improved and farmers can make money by selling land to developers
-in some area where there are few children schools are at risk of closing, young families move in, schools don't close
Negative impacts of counter urb. on rural
-new developments don't fit local character
-some rural shops and services may close as wealthier residents are more likely to travel to shop
-schools , may close if new residents are older instead of young families
-Rural roads and infrastructure may struggle to cope with additional traffic, congestion, pollution
-high demand for housing, higher house prices, younger people can't afford it, area is dominated by older people
Management of neg. Impacts of counter urb, rural
New developments must fit in with the rest of the area (must be built using certain materials
-some services offer mobile services (e.g. natwest has mobile banking units weekly visits to places like cumbria
-local occupancy clauses on houses ( in parts of cumbria some lower cost housing can only be bought by people who have lived there for 3 years. Locals on low income can stay in the area)
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