Push & Pull Factors
Too many people, not enough land
Push Factor
A Pull factor for moving to a Rural area
Environment, climate, less expensive, quiet lifestyle
A Push factor for moving to Urban areas from Rural areas
Limited farming land, lack of services, healthcare, no education, no job opportunities
What type of livability factor is weather/climate?
Identify how public transport may be difficult to access for a person with a disability
Answer could include wheelchair access on buses, riding trains for a visually impaired person
Lack of Employment
Push
A push factor for moving to a rural area:
Price of housing in city, cost of transport, cost of services
A Pull factor for moving to Urban areas
Job opportunities, services, family, improved standard of living
What type of livability factor is public transport?
Infrastructure
Explain how a person with a disability may have difficult accessing some facilities in the community
Toilets without disabled access, stairs with no ramp options, no braille on signs
Family members already in the city
Pull Factor
What are 2 disadvantages of living in a Rural area?
Job opportunities, health services, shopping facilities, choice of schools, travel time
Name a liveability factor that draws people to Urban areas
Environment, social, cultural, economic or infrastructure factors
What type of livability factor is employment opportunities?
Economic Factors
Describe 2 features that would make a train station more accessible for a person with a wheelchair disability
Lift, ramp, wheelchair accessible car parks, wheelchair accessible toilet
Lack of proper housing and services
Push Factor
What are 2 advantages of living in a Rural area?
Bigger yard, more privacy, own animals, less crime, environment, sense of community, farming land
Name a liveability factor that draws people to Urban areas
Environment, social, cultural, economic or infrastructure factors
Name 3 Social livability factors
Crime rates, recreation, hygiene, health care, safety, education
Describe 2 features that would make a train station more accessible to a person with a visual disability
Signs with braille, information over loudspeaker, tactile floor tiles, hand rails, up and down escalators
Better transport services
Pull Factor
Define 'Rural'
The area (countryside) outside of a built-up area such as a town or city that has a low population density and where the land is typically used for agriculture.
Define 'Urban'
A built up area or human settlement characterised by a higher population density and built features than the area around it.
Name 3 Economic livability factors
Identify 2 ways that a city's facilities or services could be adapted to suit elderly people's access to health.
house aged care facilities close to medical services or hospitals; have medical services to visit elderly people in their homes; have wide paths to allow elderly people to access facilities on mobility scooters.