Category Archives: Migration

Migration Theories: Stouffer’s Theory of Mobility

Posted on January 30, 2019 by

S.A. Stouffer, an American sociologist, introduced one such modification in the gravity model. Stouffer formulated his inter­vening opportunity model in 1940, and claimed that there is no necessary relationship between mobility and distance (Stouffer, 1940:846). Instead, the observed decline in … Continue reading →

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Migration and Its Impact on Cities : A Report

Posted on April 29, 2018 by

The World Economic Forum has released a report taking a deep dive on migration and cities, exploring the types, causes and patterns of migration, the most affected corridors and cities, the impact on urban infrastructure and services, the solutions that … Continue reading →

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The Gravity Model of Migration

Posted on April 28, 2018 by

The gravity model of migration is a model in urban geography derived from Newton’s law of gravity, and used to predict the degree of interaction between two places. Newton’s law states that: “Any two bodies attract one another with a force that is proportional to … Continue reading →

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Peopling Process of India: Technology and Occupational Change

Posted on April 10, 2018 by

India is a country remarkable for its diversity; biological and human. The biological diversity owes itself to the country’s position at the trijunction of the African, the northern Eurasian and the Oriental realm; its great variety of environmental regimes, and … Continue reading →

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