Rural gentrification as a migration process: Evidence from Sweden
Rural gentrification as a migration process: Evidence from Sweden
Author(s): Susanne HjortSubject(s): Rural and urban sociology, Migration Studies
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: rural gentrification; migration; Sweden;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study is to investigate rural gentrification as a migration process in parts of the sparsely populated countryside. The aim is sought through an analysis of the socio-economic and demographic composition of migration patterns using register data and employing different methods including logistic regression analysis. The particular time set of the analyses from the late 1980s until the early 1990s has been utilized as a way to understand the changing migration pattern of a changing economy; from boom to bust. The results show that rural gentrification is of marginal importance in the sparsely populated countryside of Sweden.
Journal: Migration Letters
- Issue Year: 6/2009
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 91-100
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English