Urban–Rural Migration: housing availability and affordability

Urban population looking for rural landscapes: Different appreciation patterns identified in Southern Europe

“…For instance: the interest of the so called neo-rurals in recreation and living uses (e.g. Bijker et al, 2012;Costello, 2009;Guimond and Simard, 2010;Halfacree and Boyle, 1998); the interest of tourists in leisure activities and outdoor recreation (e.g. Farmaki, 2012;Kastenholz et al, 2012) or the interest in establishing a second residence in rural areas (e.g.…”

“…Today, urban population has greater economic resources, greater access to rural areas and their amenities and it is simultaneously in greater need of spaces that provide an escape from the stress of daily life (Claval, 2005). Urban population, especially from metropolitan areas (Costello, 2009), represents a significant group looking for rural areas in particular for living and leisure activities (Claval, 2005). In fact, the interest of urban population in rural areas, motivated by ideas of the rural idyll (Woods, 2011), has been described in literature, not only in different rural regions in diversified contexts, but also considering different forms of consumption.…”

Governmentalities of mobility: The role of housing in the governance of Australian rural mobilities

“…While counterurbanisation has been attributed as having a positive effect on reviving previously dying rural housing markets, a number of other studies have found cause for concern regarding the impact of this type of mobility and rural housing. For instance, in Australia and the United States the ability to access affordable social and private forms of housing in rural locations has been argued to produce a type of 'welfare-led' migration of low-income households to these areas (Fitchen, 1994(Fitchen, , 1995Nord et al, 1995;Cromartie and Nord, 1997;Hugo and Bell, 1998;Burnley et al, 2007;Costello, 2009;Monchuk et al, 2012). Such processes are argued to 'trap' lowincome households into poorly resourced locations, further isolating them from employment and other social services.…”

Planning regional development in Australia: questions of mobility and borders

“…These challenges include how to respond to rapid population growth and the concomitant issues of labour and housing shortages and the need to provide an adequate level of services, while minimising environmental impacts (Burnley and Murphy 2004;Costello 2009;Gurran 2008;Gurran and Blakely 2007). On the flip side, other regions are faced with managing the impact of declining populations (Collits 2008;Pritchard and McManus 2000).…”