Changes in rural areas
Guess the state? Continent? Europe / France (Alsace)
Guess the state? Continent? Asia / China ( Guilin province)
Guess the state? Continent? Asia / Unated Arab Emirates
Guess the state? Continent? Europe / Poland
Guess the state? Continent? Asia / Russia
Guess the state? Continent? South America / Amazonia
Guess the state? Continent? Africa / South Africa (Zulu village)
Guess the state? Continent? North America / USA
rural area – urban area What is the difference?
Occupation of residents Towns and cities Villages and hamlets hundreds /km2 Population density less than 100/km2 Poland – more than 5000, Canada – more than 400/km2 China – more than 1500/km2 Number of residents No local laws multi-occupied, multi-storey buildings, high-density housing, big group of settlements Type of settlements single-family, one-storey houses, low-density housing small group of settlements industry and services; high occupational mobility Occupation of residents agriculture different castes, creeds, religions and cultures; domination of institutions and associations; comparatively high social status of women Style of life homogenic society, domination of family comparatively low social status of women More: More complex transport, utilities and sanitation systems Higher safety! Limited access to services
Change 1: Migration from rural to urban areas
Effect 1: depopulation of rural areas (more in the textbook about Rural Reneval Programme)
Effect 2: development of shanty towns / favelas / slums
Effect 1: „semi-urbanisation” of rural areas Change 2: Migration from urban to rural areas Effect 1: „semi-urbanisation” of rural areas
Effect 2: development of dormitory settlements / suburbs
Change 3: Evolution of tourism settlements / rural tourism (agroturystyka w Polsce)
Rural tourism in Brasil
Rural tourism in India
More details in the textbook!