Urban Settlements have much greater accessibility than rural settlements. Is this so?
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Urban Settlements have much greater accessibility than rural settlements. Is this so? This issue has come up because as commuters move out of the cities and into rural settlements, accessibility can become a factor as they go to and from work. This problem is experienced all over the country, especially around London and other conurbations. This problem is called counter-urbanisation. It happens with industry, housing, and other infrastructure. My study area is centred in the SE of England, in SE London. It is between Bexley, and South Darenth, two villages roughly the same size and place. Refer to the maps on the other page for exact locations, and local road networks. Although they are both roughly the same size, Bexley has many more shops than S Darenth, which may cause the accessibility to be slightly better or be the result of better access in the first place, because of the need...


