(UR) Counter-urbanisation

Question 1

counter-urbanisation

Answer 1

the movement of people from large cities to smaller towns and rural areas

Question 2

commuter village

Answer 2

a village people commute from to work each day

Question 3

teleworking

Answer 3

working from home using the internet

Question 4

social impact of counter-urbanisation

Answer 4

• more demand for houses raises house prices
• houses are more expensive in rural areas as they are bigger
• more demand for affordable housing
• more pressure on local services, schools
• local shops have more revenue, so can stay open
• more jobs needed
• change in sense of community/culture

Question 5

economic impact of counter urbanisation

Answer 5

• raises house prices
• more homes need to be built
• more demand for services keeps them open, creating more jobs
• difficult to find jobs as they are in higher demand

-services need to be improved to keep up with demand

Question 6

environmental impact of counter-urbanisation

Answer 6

• increases traffic congestion in rural areas
• increases air/noise pollution

-houses need to be built on greenfield sites; loss of the countryside and wildlife habitats

• decreases amount of agricultural land
• this lowers the amount of food production/supply so farmers make less money

Question 7

factors that have increased access to rural areas

Answer 7

• cheap mass produced cars allow people to commute to work
• improved motorways and roads
• growth of the internet allows people to work from home far away from their place of work
• people can communicate without having to be at work
• public transport is more widely accessible