AbstractsBiology & Animal Science
Livelihood Diversity: Causes of Rural-Urban Migration; Why Rwanda's poverty classification does not explain migratin flows
| Institution: | Universiteit Utrecht |
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| Year: | 2013 |
| Keywords: | Geowetenschappen; livelihood, rural livelihood, livelihood analysis, migration, rural-urban migration, rural livelihood, Rwanda, 2012, causes, rural-urban linkages, migration |
| Record ID: | 1264979 |
| Full text PDF: | http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/261943 |
Abstract
The central question of this research is: How are rural-based households actively engaged into flows of rural-urban migration and how are these linkages related to their livelihoods? To answer this question rural livelihoods, causes and flows of migration are examined. Rural-urban migration is seen as an integral part of rural-urban linkages. Different households have their own reasons to participate in rural-urban migration resulting in migration strategies. Migration is not related to the poverty status of a household but to their livelihood strategy.
