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 Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 6:44 pm
In today's society, Canada's urban area's are expanding like crazy. Less people want to stay in the rural area's thus small towns are dying. Does anyone believe that the migration from rural to urban should be slowed down?
I keep thinking if things continue the way they're going, Toronto will become a metropolis... The rebuttal at the same time is if people start spreading out, and more people move to the rural parts of Canada, will that not eventually end up leaving urban congestion there too?
Can some one tell me what the advantages or disadvantages would be if we slowed the process of migration from rural to urban area's of Canada are?
Thanks.
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Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 6:49 pm
I don't know Canada.
But this is peeving me..
Areas.
Not area's.
It's plural.
Not ownership.
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Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 7:54 am
It seems to work the opposite way down here in Georgia. Maybe that's because Atlanta is already a metropolis. The city itself doesn't necessarily have a lot of living space (although I think they've been trying to change that by renovating a few of the downtown areas), so most of the people live in the outlying areas. What we'd call 'rural' is becoming the place to be for the rich folks. Developments start up further and further out, because people want to be farther from the city and its congestion, and they're willing to pay a heck of a lot of money to do it.
Then they complain about the commute. Go figure.
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Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 9:22 am
Marcus McFlufferson I don't know Canada. But this is peeving me.. Areas. Not area's. It's plural. Not ownership. Thanks, I knew I was spelling something wrong. biggrin
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Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 1:00 pm
"What we'd call 'rural' is becoming the place to be for the rich folks." says Setsu-P
I have to disagree. I live in a rural area. We live on a farm. My neighbors are the same people that have owned these lands around me since I was a child. Their ancestors owned the land before them. This rural area I live in is farmland. The nearest town is 5 miles on gravel roads. The town has less than 500 folks. No gas station. I LOVE IT exclaim There aren't rich folks out here if you are speaking of rich in money. It is rich in family, heritage, good people and peace and quiet. I was born in a big city; St. Louis, Missouri. We live a couple of hours west of there now. I wouldn't live in a big city if you paid me. burning_eyes
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Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 2:45 pm
It's ironic how everything is entirely different down here in Canada. Everyone from the rural areas are rushing to the big cities. Although, down here it is quite reasonable since there are no job opportunities in the small towns and rural areas. The only ones who stay in the rural areas are the retired and elderly folk. Thus all of the rural areas down here have basically turned into retirement towns... it's a shame because the elderly sometimes take advantage of it.
The youth in Canada's rural areas are so fed up with the elderly people complaining, when opportunities, or even activities for the youth come, the elderly always find a way to abolish those plans. Not all the elderly are like that, but even with a small croud their complaints are heard. That is why all of the youth are moving to big cities. They're tired of it.
Anyways, as I was saying, soon, very soon small towns will not be able to stabalize themselves. Already the rural areas in Canada rely on subsidees.
At this point, I am not sure there is any hope for our rural, urban problem.
If something is not done, we will have metropis's on our hands, if we do something and spread the people out.... well then we will have a "mega metropolis"
Sorry for all the rambling, I also apologize for any spelling errors. Please critizise my theory. If I said anything that needs to be corrected please give me the word. Thanks.
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Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 3:00 pm
Setsu-P It seems to work the opposite way down here in Georgia. Maybe that's because Atlanta is already a metropolis. The city itself doesn't necessarily have a lot of living space (although I think they've been trying to change that by renovating a few of the downtown areas), so most of the people live in the outlying areas. What we'd call 'rural' is becoming the place to be for the rich folks. Developments start up further and further out, because people want to be farther from the city and its congestion, and they're willing to pay a heck of a lot of money to do it. Then they complain about the commute. Go figure. That's the suburban area, not the rural area. HUGE difference.
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Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 4:11 pm
The Man who was Thursday That's the suburban area, not the rural area. HUGE difference. You misunderstood. I've been watching this happen for years. The rural areas are becoming suburban due to the influx of people.
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Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 5:02 pm
Setsu-P The Man who was Thursday That's the suburban area, not the rural area. HUGE difference. You misunderstood. I've been watching this happen for years. The rural areas are becoming suburban due to the influx of people. Exactly; it's becoming suburban, and therefore is no longer rural.
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Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 6:11 pm
DemonessRose It's ironic how everything is entirely different down here in Canada. Everyone from the rural areas are rushing to the big cities. Although, down here it is quite reasonable since there are no job opportunities in the small towns and rural areas. The only ones who stay in the rural areas are the retired and elderly folk. Thus all of the rural areas down here have basically turned into retirement towns... it's a shame because the elderly sometimes take advantage of it. You mean up there in Canada...you're not "down" from too many folks. I find your above statement pretty astonishing. You are saying the majority of the folks that live in the rural areas are elderly or retired. What kind of rural areas does Canada have? In our rural area, there are families. Young and older. Most people farm here, or they drive 30 min. to 1 hour to larger towns where there are more businesses. Young people are leaving the rural areas because of "elderly" people, in Canada? My goodness. I don't think it sounds like you're speaking of a rural area at all. Sounds like a retirement village. "The Man who was Thursday " said it pretty well with the comment...."That's the suburban area, not the rural area. HUGE difference."
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