counterurbanisation

counterurbanisation
  decentralisation of population from large urban areas to smaller ones or rural areas. Thought to be a result of both improved communication and connectivity as well as a reaction against the problems associated with large urban areas.

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  • Counter urbanization — Counter urbanisation is a demographic and social process whereby people move from urban areas to rural areas. It first took place as a reaction to inner city deprivation and overcrowding. Initial study of counter urbanisation was carried out by… …   Wikipedia

  • Counterurbanization —   [ kaʊntəœbənaɪzeɪʃn; englisch, etwa »Gegenurbanisierung«] die, / , Stadtgeographie: der Urbanisation entgegengerichtete Bevölkerungsentwicklung; Umverteilung von Bevölkerung und Arbeitsplätzen von den Verdichtungsräumen und großen Städten auf… …   Universal-Lexikon

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