§1.3 Migration and urbanization part 1

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§1.3 Migration and urbanization part 1

Program

Lesson goals

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Notes §1.3 'Migration and urbanization' part 1

Homework

Lesson Goal Check

The end

Goals of the lesson

1. What is the reason for the mass migration from the countryside to the cities?
2. Explain what push and pull factors are
3. What are hutongs?

Introduction

• Who's living in the city of Assen and who's living in the countryside or a small village? 
  
  
• Did you move?

Migration to the city

Level of urbanization:

1980: 80% in rural areas - 20% in urban areas

Now:  60% live in the city.

• In rural areas, no people are needed because of mechanization .             Pushfactor.
  
  
• People are moving to the city:in the city there is more work in the factories and wages are higher                 Pull factor.
• This phenomenon we also call urbanization!
• Unfortunately, the high level of urbanization has many consequences

rural-urban migration

Push and pull factors

Reasons to move:

Pushfactors

reasons why people want to leave the area. 

e.g. war, poverty and no jobs

Pull factors reasons why people want to go to an area. 

e.g. jobs, peace and welfare

- weinig werk

- laag loon

- arbeidsintensief

- kennisarm

- weinig voorzieningen

- meer werk

- hoger loon

- arbeidsextensief

- kennisrijk

- veel voorzieningen

Floating population

• If you want to move, you have to get permission from the Chinese government. Why is the government really strict about this? 

• If you don't have permission to move, but you do it anyway, you will loose your rights for the amendities.

• About 250 million people live somewhere else, but are registered in another area. They are called the floating population.

Migration to the city

So a lot of people moved to the cities in the last decades...

• What are the consequenes for the cities? 
  
  
• What are the consequences for the countryside? 

Renewed cities

Early: Hutong - Traditional Chinese neighborhood.

10-12m2 small houses and in the middle a open courtyard. Shared bathroom.

Now: High-rise buildings

The Hutongs are replaced for the high rise buildings.

High-rise buildings make more money for developers.

Advantages: more luxuries, such as central heating and air conditioning.

Disadvantage: it is expensive and people are forced to move to the suburbs. This is further away from work, friends and family.

Urban villages

The villages located in the edges of the city are being swallowed up, because the government is building more flats.

Sometimes, they destroy the villages and replace it with new skycrapers

People are being forced to leave their homes, but not everyone agree

Homework

What: read and complete §1.3 "Migration and Urbanization" questions 1 to 5

When: finish it before the next lesson 

Goals

1. Why is there a mass migration from the countryside to the cities?
2. Explain what push and pull factors are
3. What are hutongs?