ERNST RAVENSTEIN

THEORY OF MIGRATION

* 1880s* NORTHWEST OF GB

1. MOST MIGRATION IS OVER A SHORT DISTANCE

2. MIGRATION OCCURS IN STAGES

URBAN HIERARCHY

3. LONG-RANGE MIGRANTS USUALLY MOVE TO LARGE CITIES

4. SUB- AND COUNTER URBANIZATION

5. RURAL DWELLERS ARE MORE MIGRATORY THAN URBAN DWELLERS

6. WOMEN ARE MORE MIGRATORY THAN MEN OVER SHORTER DISTANCES

7. MIGRATION INCREASES WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS TRANSPORT,

COMMUNICATION, SPREAD OF INFORMATION