Bebírók és gyüttmentek: A városból vidékre költözők motivációi, percepciói és a költözésük következményei a vidék fejlődésére

Overview & Synopsis

This book provides insight into the exciting and often contradictory processes of rural gentrification. Based on several years of fieldwork, almost three hundred interviews and extensive specialist literature, the author explores why an increasing number of urban intellectuals and other middle-class individuals are choosing village life. The author also examines their perceptions of the countryside and how these shape the settlements they have chosen as their new homes. The book explores what makes a region attractive to newcomers, how they decide where to live and the role they do or don't play in the local community and economy. It demonstrates how the presence of the new middle classes is transforming social relations, the natural and built environments, and the real estate market, as well as influencing the transformation of local identity. Offering both a thorough empirical exploration and a nuanced social interpretation, the book highlights the opportunities and challenges that the 'rediscovery' of the countryside by the middle classes can create for newcomers and locals alike.