1. Changes in rural areas

2. Guess the state? Continent?
Europe / France (Alsace)

3. Guess the state? Continent?
Asia / China ( Guilin province)

4. Guess the state? Continent?
Asia / Unated Arab Emirates

5. Guess the state? Continent?
Europe / Poland

6. Guess the state? Continent?
Asia / Russia

7. Guess the state? Continent?
South America / Amazonia

8. Guess the state? Continent?
Africa / South Africa (Zulu village)

9. Guess the state? Continent?
North America / USA

10. rural area – urban area What is the difference?

11. 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

13. Change 1: Migration from rural to urban areas

14. Effect 1: depopulation of rural areas
(more in the textbook about Rural Reneval Programme)

15. Effect 2: development of shanty towns / favelas / slums

16. Effect 1: „semi-urbanisation” of rural areas
Change 2: Migration from urban to rural areas
Effect 1: „semi-urbanisation” of rural areas

17. Effect 2: development of dormitory settlements / suburbs

18. Change 3: Evolution of tourism settlements / rural tourism (agroturystyka w Polsce)

19. Rural tourism in Brasil

20. Rural tourism in India

21. More details in the textbook!