'The bright lights of the city': Intra-regional migration and the challenge for resource-dependent towns

Geography Research Forum

Volumn 23, Issue , 2003, Pages 138-168

  Halseth, Greg ^a   Sullivan, Lana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health   (Canada)

Author keywords

Employment commuting; Intra regional migration; Resource dependent; Small towns

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL MIGRATION; MIGRATION DETERMINANT; RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION; SMALL TOWN;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0842327633     PISSN: 03335275     EISSN: 24148725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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