title: Elderly migration and development in small communities.
abstract: "This paper develops a conceptual model of the process of community change [in the United States] in response to elderly inmigration. Analysis of intra-regional variation in elderly migration patterns in Appalachia, and synthesis of an emergent literature on the benefits and costs of attracting elderly migrants, serve as a backdrop for case studies, based on field observations and interviews, of three contrasting Appalachian communities at different stages of development as retirement destinations."
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Rowles
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Watkins
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000569:Americas; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012179:Retirement; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States
keywords: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Americas; Case Studies; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Employment Status; Migration; Migration, Internal; Models, Theoretical; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Retirement; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Studies; United States