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Counter-Urbanisation
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Counter-Urbanisation
Migration of people from major urban areas to smaller urban settlements and areas
Causes
- Increased wealth, people can afford to commute
- More cars, allowing commuting
- Urban decline, anti-social behaviour
- Desire for green space
- Fast travel links
- Tele-commuting
- High house prices
- Want more space
- Perecieved better quality of life, schools
- Retirement
- Immigration, "white flight", in 80s
- Pollution, dirt and crime
- Between 1981-1996, 1 mil more jobs in rural areas
Ecotowns
- New towns 5000-20000 homes
- Sustainable and affordable
- All services provided
- Green space, 40% minimum, half for community
- At least 30% affordable housing
- Average of one job per house in 'easy reach'
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- Mind Map on Counter-Urbanisation, created by caigreen on 18/11/2015.
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