CS: Urban to Rural Migration (Cambridge to St. Ives)

Question 1

General facts ab St Ives

Answer 1

• small town in Cambridgeshire ab 25km NW of Cambridge
• close to E coast railway line: regular trains to London makes area accessible
• ppl have highest income + standard of living in country

Question 2

Causes of U-R migration.

Answer 2

• influx of ppl from London bc of affordable housing
• Cambridges guided busway runs along disused railway line connecting St Ives directly to Cambridge Science Park
• picturesque + historical characteristic attracts retirees + young families
• higher envi. quality, lower density housing, more green space + less air + noise pollution compared to Cambridge
• retired ppl also move into area

Question 3

Economic impacts

Answer 3

• rapid inc in (avg) house prices: 2000 = £130,000, 2021 = £312,000
• many locals displaced from own homes as don’t have income to afford inc prices
• demand for low-cost housing: 2010 = 200 new homes built + 75 were affordable housing

Question 4

Social impacts

Answer 4

• changing pop structure: inc youthful pop has put pressure on nursery places + places in primary schools
• gentrification: more high status restaurants, antique dealers, designer clothes shops + bank branches

Question 5

Environmental impacts

Answer 5

• inc flood risk: 1000 new houses built on S. river bank + on floodplain of the R. Great Ouse

Question 6

Evaluation

Answer 6

• U-R M: great impact on destination areas
  
  • due to small area, impact sig on a small scale
• results in irreversible changes