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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Geographically isolated settlements

Geographically isolated settlements

  • Physical remoteness
  • Physical isolation
  • Isolated village location
  • Remote geographical location
  • Isolated geographical location
  • Social isolation of mountain valley communities
  • Perpetuated rural isolation
  • Social isolation of neighbouring villages
  • Rural dispersion

Nature

Rural dispersion, exemplified by small scattered settlements and isolated homesteads, inhibits the provision of infrastructure and services, particularly those relating to water, communication, transportation, electricity, health and education.

Broader

Maldistribution of population within countries
Presentable
Isolation
Unpresentable

Narrower

Vulnerability of island developing countries and territories
Presentable
Physically inaccessible services
Presentable
Local traditions of cultural isolation
Presentable
Lack of social service extension offices
Presentable
Inadequate transport systems for isolated islands
Presentable
Scattered housing locations
Unpresentable
Physically isolated ethnic groups
Unpresentable
Physically inaccessible resources
Unpresentable
Old Believers
Yet to rate
Minimal access to necessary information in remote areas
Yet to rate
Limited availability of technical expertise in remote communities
Yet to rate
Inaccessible market and supply centres
Yet to rate
Inaccessible educational facilities
Yet to rate
Distant agricultural services
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Social exclusion
Excellent
Loneliness
Excellent
Inadequate health services
Excellent
Unattractive development sites
Presentable
Social isolation
Presentable
Regional underdevelopment
Presentable
Prejudicial community self-reliance
Presentable
Limited relations beyond local environments
Presentable
Limited access to society's resources
Presentable
Inadequate transportation facilities for rural communities
Presentable
Geographic discrimination in the administration of justice
Presentable
Declining breeds of domesticated animals
Presentable
Consanguineous marriage
Presentable
Reliance on canned food
Unpresentable
Reduced access to institutional resources
Unpresentable
Political isolation
Unpresentable
Inequality before the law
Unpresentable
Inefficient location of facilities of international organizations
Unpresentable
Inadequate water supply in rural communities
Unpresentable
Isolated village mentality
Yet to rate
Ineffectiveness of tradition-bound small business methods
Yet to rate
Inadequate community policing
Yet to rate
Demoralizing images of rural community identity
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Lack of personal transport in rural areas
Yet to rate
Distance
Yet to rate

Strategy

Developing marginal agricultural lands
Presentable
Providing communications to rurally dispersed populations
Yet to rate
Increasing access
Yet to rate
Dispersing rural populations
Yet to rate
Breaking down geographical isolation
Yet to rate

Value

Unsociable
Yet to rate
Remoteness
Yet to rate
Location
Yet to rate
Isolation
Yet to rate
Dispersion
Yet to rate

Reference

Wadsworth, G R: The Diet and Health of Isolated Populations

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #10: Reduced InequalitySustainable Development Goal #11: Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesSustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Amenities » Neighbourhoods
  • Amenities » Rural
  • Amenities » Settlements
  • Amenities » Villages
  • Geography » Geography
  • Geology » Land and coastal forms
  • Geology » Mountains
  • Societal problems » Isolation
  • Society » Communities
  • Society » Social
    • Content quality
    Presentable
     Presentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    F9023
    DOCID
    11690230
    D7NID
    139295
    Last update
    May 19, 2022