Rural-Urban Migration

1. Rural-
Urban
Migration

2. Introduction
 Overview on Rural-
Urban Migration
 The main factors that
affect the rural-urban
migration.
 The impacts that rural-
urban migration have on
rural areas.
 The possible ways to
prevent rural-urban
migration.

3. Definition of Rural-Urban Migration
 Urbanisation alludes to the certain population relocating from rural
to urban areas, which leads to the decrease of the population
number of people living in rural areas in which and societies tend to
modify to the change.

4. Push Factors of
Rural-urban
Migration
 Poverty
 High vulnerability to natural disasters
 Inequitable land dissemination
 Violent conflicts
 Environment degradation

5. The impacts that
rural-urban
migration have
on urban areas.
 In south Africa the impact that rural-urban
migration have is that it increase the
growth-population and also increase the
housing infrastructure challenges.
 Government resources are strained.
 Employment opportunities generated by
industrialisation.
 Effect on food prices.

6. The possible ways to prevent rural-
urban migration
 Rural-Urban Migration can be prevented by having an
equal distribution of income to citizens.
 Create employment opportunities.
 Equalise land and improve on infrastructural
development.
 Promote agriculture and farming.
 Improve security for citizens to feel safe.

7. REFERENCES
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