Topics

• Rural change:

  • People are leaving remote rural areas (depopulation) such as the Outer Hebrides
  • Services are closing in some rural areas - e.g post offices and bus transport impacting the elderly in particular
• Impacts of commuting:

  • Towns and cities are closely linked to surrounding rural areas
  • As there is a decline in jobs in rural areas, many commuter settlements have been developed
  • This has lead to house prices increasing, increased traffic and a loss of community
• Population movement:

  • 2007-2012 UK cities were losing people to elsewhere in the UK, such as Manchester
  • Coastal cities gained in population
  • Regional inequalities - fewer jobs in Northern areas and more education opportunities in the South
• Consequences of international migration:

  1. Urban - housing prices and spending in local shops increased, higher demand for translators, more EAL students
  2. Rural - similar to urban, but consequences can be harder to reduce due to limited funding and remote location
• Online Shopping:

  Social impacts: People have access to a wider range of goods, the elderly may not be able to access the internet

  Environmental impacts: Fewer cars, some delivery services have high carbon footprint

  Economic impacts: Less money is spent locally - higher vacancy rates, unemployment, reduction in local economy
• Impacts of major sporting events on localities:

  Direct employment - Jobs are created within a business (e.g ticket sales)

  Indirect employment - Jobs that come as a result of investment by a business (e.g taxi drivers, hotel staff)