City-Village Mobility During Covid-19 Pandemic Cover Image

Мобилността град-село в условия на пандемия от COVID-19
City-Village Mobility During Covid-19 Pandemic

Author(s): Desislava Pileva, Ivaylo Markov
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Psychology, Social psychology and group interaction
Published by: Институт за изследване на населението и човека - Българска академия на науките
Keywords: mobility; counter-urbanisation; rural area; COVID-19; crisis.

Summary/Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic and the measures introduced to contain it have created a new social reality in which people continue their lives in ways that for many are different from the previous routine. Spatial mobility is one of the most affected areas of everyday life and an integral part of the sociocultural dimensions of this crisis. According to some observations, restricted movement during the state of emergency in the country additionally activates these processes, prompting some people to seek more spatial freedom in rural areas. This article observes and analyses the urban-rural migration within the context of the current coronavirus crises, based on ethnographic materials, commented alongside information from secondary sources - statistics, sociological surveys, analysis of the real estate market, and materials from print and electronic media.

  • Issue Year: 24/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 41-50
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Bulgarian