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What are the factors affecting change in rural settlements? - Coggle…
What are the factors affecting change in rural settlements?
rural depopulation
people leaving a rural area over time
usually course in the most isolated areas of the country
also usually course where three is poor economic conditions
changing agriculture
HICs have been affected by major structural changes in agriculture production
UK made up of 32 per cent of agricultural land but only 2 % of people working are employed in agriculture.
down 6.1% from 1950
may be due to farming wages being significantly below the national average
has resulted in farmers diversifying within and outside agriculture
may result in in over supply if multiple farmers opt for the same type of diversification
farm size has increased reusing in loss of hedgerows
rural transport problems
increase in care ownership case devastating effects on public transport due to
higher fares
less frequent services
fewer passenger
this has resulted in isolation of the poor, elderly and young people who live in rural areas
poor transport also puts pressure on low income households to own cares which are a larege expense
flue price increasing have made this worse
there was also fear of a reduction in train serves to rural areas
they were due to be relapsed with buss tracks but did not happen due research showing that only half of the people getting the train would then get the buss if th plan went ahead
housing problem
housing has become more expensive in rural areas
this has resulted in young people being forested to move to urban areas in serch of cheaper acomidation
to combat this a plan was put in plase to
villages with fewer than 3000 inhabitants were exempt from the right to buy for housing - association tenants