Nowadays, many rural areas around the world are being left empty, since an ever-growing number of people are choosing to move towards urban areas. The depopulation that affects the provinces and its consequences are a common topic.
What are the top reasons which lead masses to leave the countryside?
I think that, mainly, people are seeking for better living conditions. If there would not be concrete benefits, one would not easily change the place of living. Though rural areas can offer clean air and lots of natural space, the abundance of services and infrastructures which is typical for big cities is more important to most people. For instance, access to higher education, efficient transport and healthcare system are tangible benefits of living in an urban area.
Furthermore, urban areas, especially if the size of metropolises and capitals, attract market-leading businesses. Big corporations often choose them as the base for their headquarters, because they are a strategic and convenient location. For example, this creates hundreds of employment possibilities which could be only dreamed of in the country, where the economy is mostly run by family businesses or local enterprises.
While its root causes are clearly understandable, this migration process has less obvious consequences. The principal problem is overpopulation. When the immigration flow takes place in a short time, cities may not be ready to receive the new inhabitants without lowering the quality of life. Since cities hadn’t had the time to expand properly, newcomers are often forced to live in degraded neighbourhoods. This ultimately leads to social discrepancies and raise criminality.
In conclusion, the social phenomenon of people leaving the rural areas is a major issue for the modern society. On one hand, civilians aim to improve their conditions by moving to the cities, but on the other hand, they risk facing the consequences of overpopulation.
Nowadays,
many
rural
areas
around the world are being
left
empty, since an ever-growing number of
people
are choosing to
move
towards urban
areas
. The depopulation that affects the provinces and its consequences are a common topic.
What are the top reasons which lead masses to
leave
the countryside?
I
think
that,
mainly
,
people
are seeking for better living conditions. If there would not be concrete benefits, one would not
easily
change
the place of living. Though rural
areas
can offer clean air and lots of natural space, the abundance of services and infrastructures which is typical for
big
cities
is more
important
to most
people
.
For instance
, access to higher education, efficient transport and healthcare system are tangible benefits of living in an urban area.
Furthermore
, urban
areas
,
especially
if the size of metropolises and capitals, attract market-leading businesses.
Big
corporations
often
choose them as the base for their headquarters,
because
they are a strategic and convenient location.
For example
, this creates hundreds of employment possibilities which could be
only
dreamed of in the country, where the economy is
mostly
run by family businesses or local enterprises.
While its root causes are
clearly
understandable, this migration process has less obvious consequences. The principal problem is overpopulation. When the immigration flow takes place in a short time,
cities
may not be ready to receive the new inhabitants without lowering the quality of life. Since
cities
hadn’t had the time to expand
properly
, newcomers are
often
forced to
live
in degraded
neighbourhoods
. This
ultimately
leads to social discrepancies and raise criminality.
In conclusion
, the social phenomenon of
people
leaving the rural
areas
is a major issue for the modern society. On one hand, civilians aim to
improve
their conditions by moving to the
cities
,
but
on the other hand
, they
risk
facing the consequences of overpopulation.