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Rural Problems and Solution (Changing Industries (Poor Faming Income (CJD,…
Rural Problems and Solution
Effect of Holiday homes
Home left empty for most of the year
Less people in the community
shops and businesses go out of business
Communities go into decline
People made homeless as they cannot afford houses
Genttrification
Changing Industries
Mechanisation
machines replace men in work = unemployment
Can cause injures
injures = no work = turn to crime
Unemployment
FactoryFarming
large scale condensed farms
removal of green space to create factories
Loss of income for smaller farms
Poor Faming Income
CJD
1996, cattle obtained diseases that spread to people
cattle that had disease were killed
Further loss of income to farms
Hard, physical work that doesn't pay much
Move to other forms of farming
Lots of competition
Extensive Farming
Wide areas used for monocultures
reduced biodiversity in the wild
Effects soil nutrition so crop yield may be low
increases the land use for crops, reducing land available fo agricultural farms and increasing the price of land
Effects on the ELderyl
Elderly aren't cared for
Low or no income to ay for food or good housing
No nearby hospitals
Harder accessibility to services
Rurral areas usually have poor public transportation
No Jobs available to the elderly
Main industries involve physical labour which the elderly cannot do
Brain Drain
Those with skills and abilities leave to cities and reduce the number of people will skills available in the area
Those that remain have less option so often go into farming
Solutions
Improed Public Transportation
Better accessibility to medical services
Easier Access to cities
Risk of becoming a commuter village
More Stable Job Opportunities
Ensure farmers are protected
Reduce factory farming and extensive farming
encourage small family farms that are more sustainable
May draw in outside investment and a more skilled work force
Encourage diversity in industries and create more options in the work force.
Encourages people to remain in the area, reducing the Brian Drain, and improving the services / resources available to the communities
Reduce Holiday Homes
Create bans or taxes on holiday homes to allow the local community to have more choice in the homes they live in
Encourage year long residence, so that local businesses have year long customers, that allow them to maintain their business
Reduces the risk of gentrification