Planning issues in rural environments

Question 1

What is an SSSI/ASSI?

Answer 1

Site/Area of Special Scientific Interest: they are areas that have special wildlife or flora. Around 4,000 of them in England. Provide sanctuary for rare and endangered species.

Question 2

What is a National Park?

Answer 2

The largest protected areas. There are currently 15 National Parks in the UK, with ~10,000,000 visiting annually. Each National Park has an NPA who must conserve natural beauty, wildlfe, cultural heritage and education opportunities.

Question 3

what is an AONB?

Answer 3

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Smaller than National Parks. Around 36 in England, and 9 in NI (Causeway and Mournes are two).

Question 4

What are the factors that contribute to increased urbanisation in LEDCs?

Answer 4

-Rural poverty: Pushes people out of the countryside to urban areas to look for work.-Natural disasters like droughts, and famine are primary causes of rural to urban migration. -Medical advances result in lower death rate. most migrants are young so raise the birth rate in cities.

Question 5

What are the problems posed by rapid LEDC urbanisation?

Answer 5

Growth of Shanty TownsService provision strainedInformal economic activity (like prostitution or drug dealing)

Question 6

Discuss Growth of Informal Settlements

Answer 6

-1/3 of city dwellers in LEDCs live in informal settlements-No utility provision to these houses-Diseases spread rapidly, like Dengue fever