Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Case study 4- Rural to urban migration in Brazil
- Caatinga in Northesat Brazil to Sao paulo
- Last 25 years 20,000 people have moved to city centre
- push facters
- Low unreliable rainfall causes droughts
- Difficult for farmers to produce enough food.
- There is no piped water,electricity or sanitation
- Lack of schools and clinics in the area.
- pull facters
- Job in cities like Sao paulo
- There are better job prospects and regular work.
- Better access to services and better transport links
- glamorous image of the city and brights lights attract people
- Possitive effects
- More land is left for people who stay in the countryside
- This increases food supplies and QOL
- Negative effects
- Farming will be difficult and left to woman,children and the elderly
- The very young and very old tend to be left behind creating an imbalance in the population structure