title: The rural population turnaround:  a case-study of North Devon.
abstract: The change from depopulation to population increase in the more remote rural areas of England is analyzed using data from a survey of 300 households in North Devon.  The heterogeneous nature of the migrants and their reasons for migration are stressed.  "The reasons for leaving the former area of residence tended to relate to lifestyle, personal or environmental factors whereas the reasons for choosing North Devon were more often about jobs and house prices.  This complexity and diversity clearly makes difficult the quest for a single theory of the repopulation process."
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bolton
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authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chalkley
mesh_terms: D001519:Behavior; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004739:England; D005060:Europe; D009042:Motivation; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011158:Population Growth; D011584:Psychology; D012424:Rural Population; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Behavior; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; England; Europe; Migrants; Migration; Migration, Internal; Motivation; Northern Europe; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Growth; Psychological Factors; Rural Population; Turnaround Migration; United Kingdom