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de Groot, Carola; Daalhuizen, Femke B. C.; van Dam, Frank; Mulder, Clara H. – Journal of Rural Studies, 2012
One of the most pressing questions in the rural gentrification literature is whether rural residents face difficulties in finding a home within their locality due to the influx of more wealthy newcomers. In this paper, we investigate the extent to which intended local movers and intended non-local movers have realised their rural residential…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Housing, Urban Areas, Preferences
Voss, Paul R.; Fuguitt, Glenn V. – 1977
Utilizing 1970 census data on a 45-county area in the northern Upper Great Lakes Region, the following questions were addressed: (1) In what ways do recent migrants to this nonmetropolitan region differ from those "nonmigrants" who resided in the region in both 1965 and 1970? (2) To what extent do the recent migrants from metropolitan…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Census Figures, Comparative Analysis, Migrants
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Adamchak, Donald J. – Rural Sociology, 1987
Surveys importance of economic and environmental factors in motivation of metro- and nonmetro-origin migrants relocating in 13 Kansas nonmetropolitan nonamenity turnaround counties. Finds employment-related reasons predominate, with economic characteristics of counties a significant factor. Quality of life/environmental reasons were less…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Decision Making, Economic Factors, Employment
Gray, Morris J.; And Others – 1978
As part of an ongoing investigation to determine the locational behavior of single-family-housing residents on the metropolitan fringe, a pilot study was conducted which simulated residential choice by asking respondents to rate the economy, convenience, and desirability of rural housing descriptions relative to a standard suburban residence. Four…
Descriptors: Family Characteristics, Family Mobility, Housing Needs, Land Settlement
Smith, Eldon D. – 1983
Although there was expectation that the current recession would bring a new wave of Appalachian Kentuckians back to their homeland hills, as had previous recessions, no great "return to the hills" (or even to other areas of the state) has materialized. Unemployment insurance claims by people formerly employed in other states have not…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Community Satisfaction, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Opportunities