Types of Livelihoods

A rural livelihood is defined as: “the capabilities, assets and activities that rural people require for a means of living.” It is considered sustainable “when it can cope with and recover from stresses and shocks, and maintain or enhance its capabilities and assets– both now and in the future– while not undermining …

“Urban area” can refer to towns, cities, and suburbs. An urban area includes the city itself, as well as the surrounding areas. Rural areas are the opposite of urban areas. Rural areas, often called “the country,” have low population density and large amounts of undeveloped land.

• 1] Urban Livelihood of Street Workers. In towns and cities, it is easy to spot many people working in the streets.
• 2] Self Employed Businessmen. What do you think of shopkeepers of medicine shops, clothes shop or a cafe?
• 3] Factory Workers.
• 4] Workers in Organised Sector.

1)Rural livelihoods are based upon primary activities like farming and fishing. Urban livelihoods are based upon secondary and tertiary activities like manufacturing and services. 2)Rural livelihood involves living with and being sustained by nature. Urban areas have a large migrant population.

Rural society was one which has not industrialized, whereas present day urban society is highly urbanized and industrialized. 1. Life in the society was very simple and reflected in the way of living, dressing, food habits, shelter and manners etc. Life in the city is not simple but very complex and complicated.

Areas forming settlements with populations of over 10,000 are urban, as defined by ONS urban area boundaries based upon land use. The remainder are defined as rural town and fringe, village or hamlet and dispersed using detailed postcode data.

They have many general characteristics, such as:

• A small population size.
• A generally low population density.
• A smaller choice when it comes to shopping, medical services, and so on.
• A lower cost of living.
• Lower wages and more poverty.
• Lots of nature and natural resources, farming, and ranch land; and.
• An aging population.

The important features of a rural community are: Communities are smaller in size and sparsely populated (i.e the density of population is less). The population shows homogeneity of language, culture, customs etc. The main occupation is agriculture.

The people living in the rural areas, all over the world, are engaged and dependent on various primary occupations, viz., agriculture, dairying, cattle keeping, fisheries, forestry and mining. Out of these, agriculture is the most important occupation.

A rural area is an area of land outside the densely populated urban areas in a town or city. Rural areas are traditionally areas not included in the urban definition, and are usually large, open areas with few houses and few people, as opposed to urban areas which have larger populations.