I think the economic inequalities between urban and rural area are existing in most countries. “Rural regions also display less access to public services, such as lack of clean water, sanitation, health services, education, and particularly electricity supply.” All of those highlight the gravity of the rural poverty problem. If the government wants to improve the technology of rural region, the government has to ready to the substantial upfront costs and long-term financial investments. The government’s financial income must support the huge cost without influence the development of other parts of the country. In addition, rural areas in Latin America are also hard to exploit, such as the rainforest and peatlands. The harsh natural environment blocks the implementing of technology. Another problem is the population, more and more young people were attracted by the modern cities and left the rural regions. Most of the time, young people lead the innovation of technology. Without the huge demand of technology, the government needs to pay more effort on the implementing technology.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Week 12 Rural Latin America
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I really liked that you focused on the issues of rural areas. The issues you listed (less access to public services, such as lack of clean water, sanitation, health services, education, and particularly electricity supply) are very real. These issues should be fixed before technology is improved. These issues could be viewed as essential whereas technology is more of a luxury. Also you had a good point about the environment being hard to implement new technology in.
ReplyDeleteThese issues are a big deal that should definitely be focused on as well. It would also be interesting to look at the effect of adding modern convieniences such as electricity and indoor plumbing and other such things, to the community before and after. Its very odd to think that there are still places that don't have electricity and all the modern convieniences, because everywhere we go, we have all of those things. It would also be very intersting to visit some of these places to see what living like this would be like since it is a completely foreign concept to most of us. It sometimes makes me wonder if some improvements really are for the best or if maybe, some of these rural areas actually have it better than we do. Perhaps the answer to the problem at hand is to have some basic convieniences such as indoor plumbing and basic electricity for heat and lighting, but not have everything else that comes with our day to day lives. Its at least something to think about. Engr 103
ReplyDeleteI think the part you wrote about the youth leaving the rural areas for more modern settlements and that in turn adversely affecting the development of the rural area is an extremely valid point. Old ideas need to give way to new ones for innovation to take place. This proves to be a moot point when no new ideas exist.
ReplyDeleteAnother important point that you touched upon was that the government needs to implement the development of technology in rural Latin America without there being a decrease in the amount of money spent in developing other facets of the country and economy, such as their water supply.
ENGR 103