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Discuss the evidence base to explain why rural locations are sometimes…
Discuss the evidence base to explain why rural locations are sometimes perceived as undesirable (15 marks)
Cornwall
Why is it desirable?
Superfast broadband - by 2015 92% of Cornish people and businesses were connected - well above London's average
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Why is it Undesirable?
Isolated form the UK - no motorways and Cornwalls only airport at Newquay has fe lights outside the summer tourist season
Lack of commuting opportunities - only a few have easy access to higher salaries and urban lifestyles
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Tourism - areas like Newquay have poor reputation as drunk stag and hen nights damage towns reputation
Access to health care
Poor in rural areas - West Cornwall's population is elderly and in recent health surveys it was ranked on of the UK's most deprived areas
Access to transport for serious medical appointments is difficult - Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro provides wide ranging treatments but living in Penzance it is a 26 mile journey
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