The journey to safety: Conflict-driven migration flows in Colombia

International Regional Science Review

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 157-180

  Lozano Gracia, Nancy ^a   Piras, Gianfranco ^b,c   Ibáñez, Ana Maria ^d   Hewings, Geoffrey J D ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Displacement; Forced migration; Space; Violence

Indexed keywords

FORCED MIGRATION; MODELING; POPULATION MIGRATION; RELOCATION; SAFETY; VIOLENCE;

COLOMBIA;

EID: 77951289314     PISSN: 01600176     EISSN: 15526925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0160017609336998     Document Type: Article

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