Settlement dynamics
Problems in rural areas - Mongolia
Characteristics Heavy reliance on agriculture especially
herding
Traditional houses in the from of Gers
Limited service provision
1/3 of population are nomadic herders and
40% live below the poverty line
Over 60% in the lowest of four income
categories
Low levels of personal contact with other
countries
What has been given to improve Livestock insurance to protect herders
lifestyle Expansion of cell phone coverage through the
country side
Expansion of rural education
Rural growth - caused by counter urbanisation - Somerton
Info Small village in southeast Somerset. Until 20th century, main employment sector
was agriculture, and this has since changed to retail, manufacturing and
construction. High pop increase has meant housing in Northfields (133 dwellings)
and Patch Meadows (105)
Issues in Population growth/ age structure
Somerton . 5,500 as of 2023, majority are young families and 30% are 65+ (lack of people of
working age
Transport (roads and public transport)
. Narrow roads = traffic in mornings, increase in pop has increase traffic, influx of
cars has decreased the need for public transport
Employment
. High amount of people who can work, low employment rates (mainly work in
Taunton or Yeovil)
Housing provision
. Rising house prices, 360,000 for a 3-bedroom bungalow, high demand and low
supply
Education
. Too many people in Somerton to cater for, old primary school shut down
Flooding
. New housing has created impermeable surfaces which cause high levels of
overland flow
Solutions in 1. 600 new homes = 25% increases in total properties
Somerton 2. New forest school (420 people in school) and recreation grounds
3. One way system helps with congestion, expanding parking spaces
to 2.6m meters to cater for elderly, and free parking
4. Infill development, increase in affordable housing
, 5. Small café and boutiques opened up
6. New flood defence schemes of 25 sand bags
7. Trying to argue for a railway station in Somerton (struggle to find
money)
Rural decline - caused by urbanisation/rural-urban migration - Longnor, UK
Facts and figures 561 people in 1851, now 250 today
Only 19% are under 20 - ageing population
Employment is traditional industries such as farming which
is declining - fewer jobs
Local school numbers fell from 80 -> 36 pupils over 25
years
Reasons why it House price rose sharply in 1980s
declined Decline in agriculture e.g milking cows needs 2 not 12
workers now
Poor accessibility and transport changes - closure of rail
services and reduced bus services
Urban pull
Impact Shrinking work force
Small factories closed down such as micro plants
Loss of community feel
Urban renewal - Stratford Olympics
Background info London won the bid to hot 2012 Olympic Games
Proposal stating that it would create sustainable and social
legacy, whereby stadium and infrastructure would be built and
reused. In Stratford and surrounding settlements
Why is Hugely deprived before the Olympic came to the area. For
rebranding example, these boroughs hold 14% of the population of London
needed with 56% of these areas having high levels of deprivation
Lack of affordable housing
Unemployment rate was 12.9% compared to England average of
7.8% partly due to dockyard closure causing 120,000 job losses
How was it Infrastructure
rebranded New Stratford link on Jubilee line connects centre of London, opening
up greater employment opportunities
80,000-seater stadium claimed by West Ham FC, host world events as
well
Environmental quality
97% of materials demolished were re-used in the building of the
Olympic site
Large amounts of green space and wildlife residents was created around
Problems in rural areas - Mongolia
Characteristics Heavy reliance on agriculture especially
herding
Traditional houses in the from of Gers
Limited service provision
1/3 of population are nomadic herders and
40% live below the poverty line
Over 60% in the lowest of four income
categories
Low levels of personal contact with other
countries
What has been given to improve Livestock insurance to protect herders
lifestyle Expansion of cell phone coverage through the
country side
Expansion of rural education
Rural growth - caused by counter urbanisation - Somerton
Info Small village in southeast Somerset. Until 20th century, main employment sector
was agriculture, and this has since changed to retail, manufacturing and
construction. High pop increase has meant housing in Northfields (133 dwellings)
and Patch Meadows (105)
Issues in Population growth/ age structure
Somerton . 5,500 as of 2023, majority are young families and 30% are 65+ (lack of people of
working age
Transport (roads and public transport)
. Narrow roads = traffic in mornings, increase in pop has increase traffic, influx of
cars has decreased the need for public transport
Employment
. High amount of people who can work, low employment rates (mainly work in
Taunton or Yeovil)
Housing provision
. Rising house prices, 360,000 for a 3-bedroom bungalow, high demand and low
supply
Education
. Too many people in Somerton to cater for, old primary school shut down
Flooding
. New housing has created impermeable surfaces which cause high levels of
overland flow
Solutions in 1. 600 new homes = 25% increases in total properties
Somerton 2. New forest school (420 people in school) and recreation grounds
3. One way system helps with congestion, expanding parking spaces
to 2.6m meters to cater for elderly, and free parking
4. Infill development, increase in affordable housing
, 5. Small café and boutiques opened up
6. New flood defence schemes of 25 sand bags
7. Trying to argue for a railway station in Somerton (struggle to find
money)
Rural decline - caused by urbanisation/rural-urban migration - Longnor, UK
Facts and figures 561 people in 1851, now 250 today
Only 19% are under 20 - ageing population
Employment is traditional industries such as farming which
is declining - fewer jobs
Local school numbers fell from 80 -> 36 pupils over 25
years
Reasons why it House price rose sharply in 1980s
declined Decline in agriculture e.g milking cows needs 2 not 12
workers now
Poor accessibility and transport changes - closure of rail
services and reduced bus services
Urban pull
Impact Shrinking work force
Small factories closed down such as micro plants
Loss of community feel
Urban renewal - Stratford Olympics
Background info London won the bid to hot 2012 Olympic Games
Proposal stating that it would create sustainable and social
legacy, whereby stadium and infrastructure would be built and
reused. In Stratford and surrounding settlements
Why is Hugely deprived before the Olympic came to the area. For
rebranding example, these boroughs hold 14% of the population of London
needed with 56% of these areas having high levels of deprivation
Lack of affordable housing
Unemployment rate was 12.9% compared to England average of
7.8% partly due to dockyard closure causing 120,000 job losses
How was it Infrastructure
rebranded New Stratford link on Jubilee line connects centre of London, opening
up greater employment opportunities
80,000-seater stadium claimed by West Ham FC, host world events as
well
Environmental quality
97% of materials demolished were re-used in the building of the
Olympic site
Large amounts of green space and wildlife residents was created around
