The Urban migrant future desire : a study of reverse migration in Malaysia / Nur Huzeima Mohd Hussain, Hugh Byrd and Nur Azfahani Ahmad
Globalisation combined with resources of oil and gas hasled to an industrial society in Malaysia. For the past 30 years, rapid urban growth has shifted from 73% rural to 73% urban population. However, the peak oil crisis and economic issues are threatening the growth of urbanisation and influencing...
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Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak
2017
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| Online Access: | http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29530/1/29530.pdf http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29530/ http://www.myse.my/ |
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| Summary: | Globalisation combined with resources of oil and gas hasled to an industrial society in Malaysia. For the past 30 years, rapid urban growth has shifted from 73% rural to 73% urban population. However, the peak oil crisis and economic issues are threatening the growth of urbanisation and influencing
the trends of population mobility. This paper documentsthe beginnings of a reverse migration (urban-to-rural) in Malaysia. The method adopted case study that involves questionnaires with the urban migrants to establish the
desires, definite intentions and reasons for future migration. Based on this data, it predicts a trend and rate of reverse migration in Malaysia. |
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