Paragraph 1 - Rural

Question 1

Point about rural gentrification and second home

Answer 1

• Rural gentrification the focus is often not residential [re]location
• Holiday lets and second homes are more of a common focus.
• Brings challenges within the community and facilitates (Darling, 2005)
• Ongoing challenge of there not being enough affordable housing for local residents

Question 1

Outline paragraph 1
(PEEL)

Answer 1

Point: Lack of community engagement - with people buying second homes and holiday lets.
Evidence: (Gallent, 2003) (Darling, 2005)
Evaluation:
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Question 2

What was (Gallant’s, 2003) view on second home ownership?

Answer 2

• He says it brings urban wealth into an area with rural poverty
• Unlike urban gentrification - second-home investments are not a fight against the rich vs the rich as is seen in most cities.

Question 3

Why are the second homes often in rural locations?

Answer 3

• Older people/ people who buy homes here tend to have a greater level of ‘accumulated wealth’ - want to be spending their time out of the bussel of the city
• There is a greater amount of leisure time, especially in retirement (Welson,2010)