Title: Internal migration and urbanization.

POPLINE Document Number: 252032

Author(s):

Keyfitz N

Source citation:

In: Resources and population: natural, institutional, and demographic dimensions of development, edited by Bernardo Colombo, Paul Demeny, and Max F. Perutz. Oxford, England, Clarendon Press, 1996. :269-85.

Abstract:

This is a general review of contemporary trends in rural-urban migration and urbanization in developing countries. The author examines the reasons for and consequences of the rapid growth of cities in the developing world. Some possible solutions to the resulting problems of overurbanization are presented. (ANNOTATION)

Keywords:

Developing Countries
Urbanization
Rural-Urban Migration
Urban Population Distribution
Population Distribution
Geographic Factors
Population
Migration
Population Dynamics
Demographic Factors