| has gloss | eng: A seachange (or sea change) is an abandonment of city living in favour of a perceived easier life in rural coastal communities. The term derives from the popular ABC TV television series SeaChange, which triggered the phenomenon of many city-dwellers mimicking the dramas protagonists escape from urban life. The result of this phenomenon (known as the sea change effect) is a rapid boom in tourism and real estate development in coastal Australia, particularly in New South Wales. A similar term, treechange, describes the movement of urbanites to the countryside. |
