The attraction of the rural: Characteristics of rural migrants in Sweden

Scottish Geographical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-75

  Hjort, Susanne ^a   Malmberg, Gunnar ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIGRATION; PERIURBAN AREA; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 33750122035     PISSN: 14702541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00369220600830870     Document Type: Article

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