Urbanization, internal and international migrations
[DEMO2601]
[30h] 5 credits
Teacher(s): Thierry Eggerickx, Bruno Schoumaker
Language: French
Level: Second
Aims
Main themes
- Main theories on international and internal migrations and urbanization
- The development of international migrations : analysis of flows, characteristics of the migrants, migratory policies and integration " factors "
- Internal migrations and the urbanization process: the role of migrations in urban development, urban-rural migration, the stages of the urbanization process, periurbanization, return migrations
- Economic, social, political, demographic and individual determinants of migration
- Demographic, economic, social and environmental consequences of internal and international migrations.
- Do migrants have specific demographic behaviours?
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