Housing in the European Countryside

by Nick Gallent

There are many facets of housing pressure in rural areas, not all of which are the consequences of economic or market forces. Changing demographics and migration, cultural and societal attitudes towards rural and urban living and property acquisition, land use planning regulatory controls, the difficulty of securing affordable housing provision, a desirability for urban containment and countryside protection, the decline of traditional rural employment, the closure or absence of rural services, community uncertainty and social exclusion, and the constant environmental and social pressure...

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