Problem
Depopulation of mountainous regions
Nature:
Due to the continually increasing industrialization of lowland areas; and to the relatively harder living conditions in mountainous regions and to the relatively low birth rate there, such regions are being depopulated, despite the need for maximum use of land suited to farming and lumber.
Broader Problems:
Vulnerability of ecosystem nichesDisruptive rural to urban migration Aggravates:
UnderpopulationUnfocused design of community spaceDeforestation of mountainous regionsMaldistribution of population within countries Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
03.06.2019 – 22:34 CEST