Return migration and in situ urbanization of migrant sending areas: Insights from a survey of seven provinces in China
This paper is based on a survey of return migrants and non-migrants in migrant sending areas of 7 provinces in China in 2015
Abstract
In situ urbanization refers to a phenomenon where rural settlements transform themselves into urban or quasi-urban ones without much geographical relocation of their residents, has been a major characteristics of China’s urbanization since the 1980s. This paper is based on a survey of return migrants and non-migrants in migrant sending areas of 7 provinces in China in 2015.
This work is part of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) / UK Department for International Development support ‘Impact of Urban-rural Return Migration on Rural Economic Development in China - With Implications for Vietnam’ project.
Citation
Zhu Y, Lin LY, Wang WW, Shen J F, Ren Q. (2017) Return migration and in situ urbanization of migrant sending areas: Insights from a survey of seven provinces in China (Extended Abstract)