title: The movement of people in Asia:  internal, intra-regional and international migration.
abstract: "The comprehensive overview of Asian-Pacific migration summarizes early population movements during the colonial period and describes the major types of contemporary Asian population movements:  (1) environmental refugees, (2) political refugees, (3) internal population movements, (4) contract labor migration, (5) migration of permanent settlers, (6) business related movements and tourism.  Projections of net international migration are given. Population growth, employment absorption and emigration pressures are likely to contribute to a large mobility potential for Asia, with significant implications for Australia."
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abella
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001315:Australia; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004777:Environment; D005544:Forecasting; D010139:Pacific Islands; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012036:Refugees; D012106:Research; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Asia; Australia; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Environment; Estimation Technics; Historical Survey; International Migration--determinants; Labor Migration; Migrants; Migration; Migration, Internal--determinants; Oceania; Political Factors; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Projection; Refugees; Research Methodology