Theoretical Foundation of Urban Migration and Urban Governance -- An Overview of Global Urban Migration and Its Characteristics -- An Overview of Urban Migration in China and Its Characteristics -- Factors and Mechanisms Influencing Urban Migration and Inclusion in China -- Evolution of Macro...

Intro -- General Editor's Preface -- Preface -- Introduction: Migration and Population Mobility -- PART ONE: MODELS -- Toward a Model of Migration in Latin America -- A Decision-Making Model for the Study of Migration -- Some Perspectives on Balkan Migration Patterns (with Particular Reference...

A team of Beijing-based urban planning specialists is joined by a noted American geographer to present the results and analyze their 2008 survey of migrant settlements in China's capital city. The paper examines the living and work conditions as well as housing consumption behavior of migrants...

While city migrants see their welfare increase much more than those moving to towns, many more rural-urban migrants end up in towns. This phenomenon, documented in detail in Kagera, Tanzania, begs the question why migrants move to seemingly suboptimal destinations. Using an 18-year panel of...