International Handbook of Migration and Population Distribution

International Handbook of Migration and Population Distribution edited by Michael J. White.

This Handbook offers a comprehensive collection of essays that cover essential features of geographical mobility, from internal migration, to international migration, to urbanization, to the adaptation of migrants in their destinations. Part I of the collection introduces the range of theoretical pe...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: White, Michael J. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:International Handbooks of Population, 6
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Emigration and immigration.
Human geography.
Demography.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Contemporary Contributions to Understanding Migration and Population Distribution: Michael J. White
  • Part I: Perspectives on Theory for Internal and International Migration: 1:Perspectives on Migration Theory – Geography: Richard Wright and Mark Ellis
  • 2: Perspectives on Migration Theory- Economics: Michael J. Greenwood
  • 3: Perspectives on Migration Theory—Anthropology: Caroline B. Brettell
  • 4: Perspectives on Migration Theory
  • Sociology & Political Science: Michael J. White and Colin Johnson
  • 5: Conceptualizing Migration: From Internal/International to Kinds of Membership: Susan K. Brown and Frank D. Bean
  • Part II: Data and Methods for Migration Study: 6: Concepts, Definitions and Data Collection Approaches: Richard E. Bilsborrow
  • 7: Data Prospects: IPUMS-International: Matthew Sobek
  • 8: Micro Methods: Longitudinal Surveys and Analyses: Cris Beauchemin and Bruno Schoumaker
  • 9: Migration Analysis using Demographic Surveys and Surveillance Systems: Philippe Bocquier
  • 10: Migration flows: measurement, analysis and modeling: Frans Willekens
  • Part III: Regional Perspectives: 11: African Migration and Population Distribution: Recent Trends, Methodological Challenges and Policy Issues: Blessing Uchenna Mberu
  • 12: Migration in Asia: Elin Charles-Edwards, Salut Muhidin, Martin Bell, Yu Zhu
  • 13: Migration in China: Zai Liang and Qian Song
  • 14: Changing Patterns of Migration in India: A Perspective on Urban Exclusion: Amitabh Kundu and Lopamudra Ray Saraswati
  • 15: Migration in Australia and New Zealand : Graeme Hugo, Janet Wall and Margaret Young
  • 16: Migration in Europe: James Raymer
  • 17: Migration in the Americas: Adriana Lopez-Ramirez and Gabriela Sánchez-Soto
  • 18: Moving For Opportunities? Changing Patterns of Migration in North America: Amy Spring, Stewart E. Tolnay, and Kyle Crowder
  • Part IV: Emerging Policy Topics in Population Redistribution: 19: Migration, Urbanization, and Health: Elizabeth Nauman, Mark VanLandingham, and Philip Anglewicz
  • 20: Migration and the Environment: Lori M. Hunter and Raphael Nawrotzki
  • 21: Population Distribution and Poverty: Rachel E. Dwyer and Daniel Sanchez
  • 22: Migration, Assimilation and Social Welfare: Jennifer E. Glick and Julie Park
  • 23: Economic Impacts of Migrant Remittances: J. Edward Taylor and Michael Castelhano
  • 24: International migration, gender and family: a miroir from Latin America: Silvia E. Giorguli and Adela Angoa
  • 25: Urban Migration of Adolescent Girls: Quantitative Results from Developing Countries: Mark R. Montgomery, Deborah Balk, Zhen Liu, Siddharth Agarwal, Eleri Jones, and Susana Adamo
  • 26: Forced Migration: Holly E. Reed, Bernadette Ludwig, and Laura Braslow
  • Index.

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