Article
Geography
Kelsey Emard, Lise Nelson
Summary: This article discusses the integration of anticolonial critiques with literature on Global North-to-South lifestyle migration, highlighting scholars' limited engagement with colonial power relations in these flows. It proposes an anticolonial approach for research in this area, demonstrated through a study in Talamanca, Costa Rica.
PROGRESS IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
(2021)
Article
Geography
Caitlin Buckle
Summary: The article discusses how lifestyle destinations like Maroochydore in Sunshine Coast, Australia, may face challenges with the development of a central business district (CBD) compromising the idyllic expectations of residents and tourists. The study found that housing form and density as well as daily practices related to employment and transport were the main concerns for residents in the face of CBD development.
GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Douglas L. Bessette, Sarah B. Mills
Summary: The study found that communities with a higher proportion of production-oriented farming and fewer natural amenities tend to have less opposition to wind farm development. Additionally, communities with a greater percentage of residents who voted Republican in the 2016 Presidential election demonstrate less opposition to wind farms.
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Osamu Katayama, Sangyoon Lee, Seongryu Bae, Keitaro Makino, Ippei Chiba, Kenji Harada, Yohei Shinkai, Hiroyuki Shimada
Summary: This study examined the effect of neighborhood amenities on disability risk among community-dwelling older adults in Japan. It found an interaction between neighborhood amenities and lifestyle activities, highlighting the importance of considering these factors in delivering older adult-centered care.
Article
Geography, Physical
Huayun TAN, Guohua ZHOU
Summary: Based on a field investigation, this paper analyzes the characteristics, formation mechanism, and regulation path of a typical gentrifying rural community in the Panyang River Basin of Bama County, Guangxi. The social space and material landscape of the rural community have undergone significant changes driven by factors such as flow and practices of the host-guest community, commercial capital, and community governance. The paper proposes policy insights for public and institutional arrangements, gentrifying rural community making, and community governance, providing insights for the gentrification and community development of rural areas in the Global South.
JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Meredith Welch-Devine, Brian J. Burke, Chad Steacy, Stephanie Rzonca
Summary: This study found that residents of Southern Appalachia have different observations and understandings of changes in their natural environment, with multigenerational residents and newcomers focusing on different aspects. Recommendations were made for future environmental and conservation planning to be more inclusive and targeted.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rongwei Wu, Linguo Wu
Summary: The steady increase in China's ageing population and migration has resulted in a continuous expansion of the scale of older migrants. This study analyzes the migration choices and patterns of older adults using data from national population censuses and surveys. The findings show that older adults' migration efficiency is higher in the eastern region, and they are increasingly choosing economically developed urban areas for relocation. Factors such as age, education level, health status, and financial resources significantly influence their migration decisions.
Article
Economics
Cyprien Batut, Sarah Schneider-Strawczynski
Summary: The article investigates the local economic cost of hosting refugees in France and finds that opening small housing centers for refugees decreases economic activity in hosting municipalities, mainly due to a decline in the local population. The avoidance behavior of natives is driven by prejudices rather than a labor market supply shock from the arrival of refugees.
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
(2022)
Article
Geography
Yasuo Takahashi, Hiroyuki Kubota, Sawako Shigeto, Takahiro Yoshida, Yoshiki Yamagata
Summary: This paper investigates the values of migration expressed by migrants in a rural municipality in Japan, highlighting their common concerns on nature, housing, and food, as well as different priorities based on demographic characteristics. Understanding the heterogeneity of migrants and their values is crucial for targeted policy-making and public services. Additionally, the acceptance of teleworking post-COVID-19 pandemic may influence future urban-rural population flow, demonstrating the importance of considering migrants' values in regional land use planning.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2021)
Review
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Antonio Castilla-Polo, Raquel Huete-Nieves, Alejandro Mantecon, Carlos Rosa-Jimenez
Summary: This study conducts a comprehensive literature review on residential mobilities related to leisure, revealing a polarized academic debate with two research trends: one focused on emigrants' issues and the other on the effects on destinations.
CURRENT ISSUES IN TOURISM
(2022)
Article
Demography
Yixi Lu, Jason Jean, Ling Ma
Summary: This article is a comparative study on Chinese academic returnees in Chengdu and Guangzhou, China. It explores the destination choice of academic returnees and the influence of urban amenities and individual preferences on their onward migration intention through analyzing macro-level public data and first-hand interviews and survey data at the micro level.
JOURNAL OF ETHNIC AND MIGRATION STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Dujrudee Chinwong, Panchana Charaj, Piyatida Panitsupakamol, Tamonwan Chankaew, Surarong Chinwong, Chalermpong Saenjum
Summary: The consumption behavior, lifestyle, and wisdom of fermented tea leaf (Miang) in the Mae Kampong community have deep-rooted traditions and are considered essential for the community's way of life, leading to sustainable development.
Article
Environmental Studies
Dinglin Zhang, Yangyi Wu, Meitong Liu
Summary: This research examines the unique characteristics of urban sprawl in China, specifically in Wuhan, Hubei. By analyzing population data, remote sensing data, and POI data, the study offers insights into the development of urban sprawl in China. The findings reveal that population growth and urban land expansion do not align perfectly, and there are different trends of sprawl development in urban core and periphery areas. Additionally, the historical legacy of sprawl development limits the growth of local amenities.
Article
Ecology
Shaun McKiernan, Nicholas Gill
Summary: The movement of affluent populations from urban or suburban areas to rural areas for specific lifestyle amenities is altering the social and ecological compositions of rural landscapes. This transformation not only affects the physical changes in the receiving landscapes, but also leads to fragmentation in land use goals, skills, and motivations among the new amenity migrants. These fragmented land uses and management values present significant obstacles in cross-property management, particularly when it comes to addressing invasive plants. Despite the literature claiming that a property-centric approach to land management hinders cross-property management, the specific characteristics and functions of this mindset remain unclear. This study examines the formation of property-centric management and its impact on the attitudes and practices of amenity migrants, specifically in regards to invasive plant management. The findings identify both barriers and opportunities for addressing invasive plant management in rural-amenity landscapes, providing recommendations for land managers to better respond to cross-property management issues.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yohana G. Jimenez, Ezequiel Araoz, Romina D. Fernandez, Sofia Nanni, Ramiro Ovejero, Leonardo Paolini, H. Ricardo Grau
Summary: Human settlement into rural areas is generating new patterns of reforestation, with specific motivations, socio-economic processes, conflicts, and ecological outcomes. Although this pathway locally affects small areas, counterurbanization could have a growing global impact around the world.
