Problems of rural areas in LICs and MICs Socio-economic factors… unemployment and underemployment: often employment in agriculture is in informal sector and may only provide seasonal work. pop growth: leads to increased demand for food/services and shortage of...
increase in proportion of country’s population that lives in towns and cities. caused by high natural increase of population in cities but mainly rural-urban migration. linked to economic development and industrialization. causes severe economic and social problems....
Bid rent theory introduced in 1960’s by Alonso. theory based on three ideas: land would be occupied by land use that can afford the highest rent. land values would decrease from the city centre outwards. shops and offices can afford highest rents, followed by...