managing rural change and inequality in diverse communities

Question 1

Changes in rural population characteristics include

Answer 1

Smaller proportion of born and bred population

Increase in people moving to the countryside either to work from home or to retire (counterurbanisation)

Increase in second home owners

Changing migrant worker numbers

Any ageing population due to increased life expectancy and people retiring from the country

Changes to socio-economic characteristics of population with new-comers being higher-paid than locals

Increase in people commuting to nearby urban areas for work

Question 2

Housing issues in rural areas

Answer 2

Popular areas have a lot of counterurbanisation and demand for second homes. This raises house prices making them unaffordable for locals

Second home ownership leaves villages deserted during the week or out of season

There is a reluctance to allow new housing developments in rural locations

Question 3

Why have bus services been removed from rural areas

Answer 3

Unprofitable

Question 4

Why have services closed down in rural areas

Answer 4

Due to costs

Question 5

What level of coverage do mobile phones get in rural areas and how does this impact the area

Answer 5

Mobile phone coverage tends to be poor with slow broadband speeds. This leads to a lack of infrastructure further leading to digital exclusion.

This can also deter affluent self-employed people.

Question 6

Where do the nearest health facilities tend to be?

Answer 6

In the nearest urban area

Question 7

Supermarkets and Amazon may not deliver to … areas such as the Scottish Islands

Answer 7

Isolated

Question 8

Those who do not drive feel at a disadvantage and isolated. What is this called?

Answer 8

mobility deprivation

Question 9

What is having to be increasingly used to increase reliance of community-run services and maintaining them?

Answer 9

Volunteers