Problem

Absorption of rural communities

Other Names:
Urban encroachment of the countryside
Village colonization
Nature:

Typical small villages are being engulfed by new suburban development or ribbon development stretching out along country roads or haphazard scattered development in the countryside. Villages are in a danger to become commuter or retirement dormitories accessible only to those on higher incomes.

Subject(s):
Amenities Rural
Amenities Urban
Amenities Villages
Government Nation state
Society Communities
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems
Date of last update
24.06.2019 – 16:42 CEST