Which transition comes first? Urban and demographic transitions in Belgium and Sweden Vrije Universiteit Brussel
BACKGROUND
Several theories compete to explain the main drivers of urbanisation, past and present, in relation to both demographic transition and economic development. One hypothesis is that rural-to-urban migration is the driver of urbanisation; another is that urban mortality decline actually triggered urban transition.
OBJECTIVE
This paper reconsiders the relationship between demographic (vital) migration and urban ...
Several theories compete to explain the main drivers of urbanisation, past and present, in relation to both demographic transition and economic development. One hypothesis is that rural-to-urban migration is the driver of urbanisation; another is that urban mortality decline actually triggered urban transition.
OBJECTIVE
This paper reconsiders the relationship between demographic (vital) migration and urban ...