Counterurbanisation and the characteristics of persons migrating to West Cornwall |
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| Authors: | KG Dean DP Shaw BJH Brown RW Perry WT Thorneycroft |
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| Institution: | 2. The College of St Mark and St John Foundation, Derriford Road, Plymouth PL6 8BH, U.K. |
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| Abstract: | Studies at the macro-scale have indicated that many remote rural areas are for the first time in over a century experiencing population growth while metropolitan areas are losing population. In this paper theories of counterurbanisation directed towards explaining the redistribution of population at a national or regional scale are criticised and a more localised research framework is proposed. Such a framework is constructed for the examination of migration into West Cornwall. Results from a postal questionnaire survey of seven study areas in West Cornwall are used to illustrate differences between three population subgroups, namely, return migrants, non-return migrants and non-migrants. Clear differences emerge not only between the population subgroups but between the study areas as well. In conclusion, it is suggested that this middle-range approach should be adopted more widely in order to gain greater insight into the counterurbanisation process and to increase the prospect of relating macro-processes to local trends and human experience. |
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