Way of life differs when people live in different places. No doubt that people lifestyle will be influenced by the society and surrounding environment where they live in. City life and countryside life are obviously very different in several ways, such as population, environment, and utilities.
First, city life and countryside life are different from population. In big cities there are many people who live there, because job opportunities are abundant and the opportunity of better education. In fact, people live in urban areas because they want to have good jobs to get more money, and one of the best ways to achieve that is education. Nowadays, there are a lot of good universities and college that are totally located in big cities. Education in a big city provides high technology that helps students to easily success in their academic life (Anonymous, essayforum, 2009). On the contrary, small percentages of people are living in rural areas due to the lack of employment opportunity and lack of good education. Residents do not have the opportunity to have good jobs, so they are migrating from rural to urban areas in order to have a better opportunity in education and get better jobs (Anonymous, essayforum, 2009).
Second, the environment in the city and the countryside differ very much. On one hand, in large cities there are many technological equipments which are renovating and constantly evolving, motors, and people which are all the basic causes of pollution. In addition to that, people are migrating from rural areas because of the opportunities in their jobs, which make the city to be crowded and full of waste. Moreover, there are too high proportion of consumption due to the increase in population and t...
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...hines. The result is eventually that people still need to be transferred to a big modern hospital in a big city (Anonymous, essayforum, 2009).
As there are differences between city life and countryside life there are some similarities, such as both urban and rural areas have rich and poor people, education system, human activities, jobless people, harsh living conditions, services, and sources of income.
In conclusion, rural and urban areas are differ in many ways including; population, environment, and services. Both city life and countryside life have different bad and good sides. Most of old people probably tend to prefer living in countryside areas because they like to have quite peaceful life away from crowded noisy places and enjoy fresh air, while other people like to live in big cities because they want to have comfortable and convenient life.
Farmers were once known for being able to do everything themselves. They grew their own food and sewed their own clothes. People often yearn for the old days and complain about so many people living in cities. Many farmers had to give up their farms and move to the cities, because of something that happened in the late nineteenth century.
What is rural? On the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website the U.S. Census Bureau defines the word "rural" to mean “whatever is not urban” ("Defining the Rural Population," n.d, p. 1). The Census Bureau describes urban centers as populations of 50,000 or more and urban clusters ...
Having a hometown developed from agriculture, and a hometown that has shaped into a diverse community, has given me the opportunity to not only observe and learn many different perspectives of farm life, but to learn about other cultures as well. In addition, living in a smaller rural area has also been nice because it gives you the ability to be able to get away from the hustle and bustle of an urban area and just be able to be out in an open and peaceful environment. Yet, if you do want to go to town for something you need or for entertainment, you do not have far to go and does not take long to get there. However, it is always good to be home on the farm to enjoy the open blue sky or a nighttime sky full of stars.
Geographic location is also an aspect of community according to Roger Guy. It facilitated community and provided security for those unfamiliar with the city, but as with the
Who hasn’t seen the critical examples of overpopulation that are always depicted with large cities, tall buildings and many people? It is a common thought that cities are the cause of air pollution and are in no way thought of to be sustainable or as having a smaller footprint than those residing in rural zones. Yet, this chapter shows that the criticisms have no bearing when it comes to cities and rather, cities are better in terms of stronger economies, those who live in cities have smaller families, and the more the city is developed the lower the level of poverty (unlike rural areas which shows to have a higher level of poverty). The misconception that cities are actually overusing resources and contributing to environmental degradation is not the case. The chapter cites that this is not so, it is rather “industries and commercial and industrial enterprises (or corporations) and middle and upper income groups with high consumption lifestyles.” (56) These wealthier people who want to live more luxuriously, often live on acres of land with multiple cars, thus do not often reside in the city. The chapter continues to list the positive roles of cities, for example, “lower costs per household and per enterprise for the provision of piped, treated water supplies…collection and disposal of human wastes.” (56) Another positive is the efficient use from recycled waste, also a smaller demand for land relative to the population in cities. The fourth advantage is listed as more efficient heating techniques, and fifthly, a greater use of public transportation. The rich culture found in cities is also cited in the chapter. It concludes with the need for “good governance,” whereby the goals are met and cost is not past onto others, without it the cities are left to be sources of pollution, sickness, and waste
There were an abundance of spatial differences in terms of ethnic, convivial and occupational status, while there were low occurrences of the functional differences in land use patterns. The concentric model postulated a spatial disunion of place of work and place of residence, which was not generalized until the twentieth century.
Again, this section will give a working definition of the “urban question’. To fully compare the political economy and ecological perspectives a description of the “urban question” allows the reader to better understand the divergent schools of thought. For Social Science scholars, from a variety of disciplines, the “urban question” asks how space and the urban or city are related (The City Reader, 2009). The perspective that guides the ecological and the social spatial-dialect schools of thought asks the “urban question” in separate distinct terminology. Respected scholars from the ecological mode of thinking, like Burgess, Wirth and others view society and space from the rationale that geographical scope determines society (The City Reader, 2009). The “urban question” that results from the ecological paradigm sees the relationship between the city (space) as influencing the behaviors of individuals or society in the city. On the other hand...
countryside and follow the jobs, which led them to move to the cities. Economics weren't the
Having lived in two different cities for some years gives me an insight to what the difference between the life in a big city and countryside are all about.
In 1950, only 13% of China’s population lived in cities (Seto, n.d.). Post 30 years, one hundred-million people moved to large cities from rural areas in China. This migration was considered the largest migration in human history. To compare this migration to western cities, the example of Shenzhen is used. For a Western city to have a population of three million to increase to ten million, it takes about a hundred years. 30-year old city, Shenzhen on the other hand made this population increase in just a decade (qtd. Caughey and Dawn). Today, over 53.7% of its population lives in cities; by 2020 it is projected that a whole 60% of the population will live in cities (Xinhuanet, 2014).
People would leave their rural hometowns to migrate to the urban capitals, in search of jobs. People living in rural areas might also have difficult living condi...
Trying to find a job in the countryside means facing the triple threat. The triple threat is a failing farm and factory-based economy, rising unemployment, and shrinking wages and benefits (Carr & Kefalas, 2009). Why would one want to stay in an area that has fewer jobs, less pay, and less benefits? This is a huge reason why so many individuals are leaving the rural area, there is nothing keeping them to stay. As stated earlier, there are many patterns we can see in terms who decides to leave the rural area and who decides to stay in the rural area. For those who tend to leave the rural area, do so for many reasons. Patterns show that most people are leaving for better paying jobs, benefits, more opportunities, and a better life style (Carr & Kefalas, 2009). Many of these people don’t believe there is a place for them to work if they are not interested in agriculture and or farming. Which in some cases is true, but it is becoming this way because all of these young educated people are leaving and no one is starting up new businesses that would provide more jobs for others. Another big pattern I see effecting people and families to leave the rural area is because of education for there children/child or their future children/child. Everyone wants their children/child to get an
Working environments, for instance, vary among people who live in the cities and those in the country. City dwellers generally have a commute, sometimes a long, arduous and congested jaunt. Jobs are more plentiful in a city setting; however, the fast paced working environment in the city can cause great displeasure. Some would dispute, though, that it would be easier to get another job because the market is higher. Although I agree the job market is greater in the city, likewise, so is the number of prospective job seekers.
The age-old question has plagued many, “Should I live in a city or should I live in the country?”. There are many advantages and disadvantages to choosing a lifestyle in either setting, and careful examination of all aspects is needed to make the perfect decision for you.
In rural areas, often on small family farms, it is difficult to improve one's standard of living beyond basic necessities. Farm living is dependent on unpredictable environmental conditions, and in times of drought, flood or pestilence, survival becomes extremely problematic. Cities, in contrast, are known to be places where money, services and wealth are centralized. Cities are where fortunes are made and where social mobility is possible.