LibGuides: G6 Development: Rural to Urban Migration

Resources

We're not so different - Let's Stand as One
Consider what we have in common with refugees.
The Places We Live
To understand the living conditions in shanty towns.
Tabitha Foundation Cambodia
Community Development through Family Savings Program and Donor Partnerships
Shanty Towns
Interactive website: Stages in the development of informal housing / shantytown improvement
Urbanisation in LEDCs
Improving shanty towns
Sao Paulo Growth and Management
Case Study: Sao Paolo Brazil: Attempts to solve shanty problems
Urban Problems in LEDCs
Case Study: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Self-help schemes
Liter of Light
Watch the video to the right and then visit the website
Gravity Light Foundation
Improvements for shanty towns
Outdoor escalator for poor Colombian shanty town
Case Study Video: Colombia: Outdoor escalator for poor shanty town, improving access through the shanty town
Shanty Town Fire
Fires are common in shanty towns in the Philippines
Manila Fire
15,000 homes destroyed in fire
VOA
As Rural Sri Lanka Dries Out, Young Farmers Look for Job Options

Impact on Destination

Impact on Destination

Advantages

Cheap labour
Skilled labour
Cultural Diversity

Disadvantages

Employment
Discrimination
Pressure on infrastructure
Loss of culture and traditions
Disease

Impact on Host Country

Advantages

Remittances
Knowledge and skill flow: short-term migration can bring innovative ideas back to the home country.

Disadvantages

Loss of skilled labour: Brain drain
Population decrease can have an impact on the economy
Family

Books

This is a list of books on rural to urban migration.

EDS Rural to Urban Migration

EDS Rural to Urban Migration
A list of articles about rural to urban migration from our discover layer. You will need to limit to 'News" within 'Source Types' for news articles.

Liter of Light

Playwiththejunglegym. "A Liter Of Light *Official Version*." YouTube, 24 Aug. 2011, www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-Fpsw_yYPg. Accessed 23 Feb. 2017.

Hazardous Migration

National Geographic. "Hazardous Migration." Video -- Video Home -- National Geographic, 2017, video.nationalgeographic.com/video/magazine/ngm-men-on-train?source=relatedvideo. Accessed 23 Feb. 2017.

Growth Cities

CrashCourse. "Growth, Cities, and Immigration: Crash Course US History #25." YouTube, 15 Aug. 2015, www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRhjqqe750A. Accessed 23 Feb. 2017.