title: Rural homes and urban dwellings? Gender, migration and the importance of tenure in Gaborone, Botswana.
abstract: "The issue of return migration has been widely debated in African migration literature in view of strong rural-urban ties and urban growth based largely on in-migration. On the basis of fieldwork in Botswana, it is argued that there are important gender differences in terms of the commitment to rural and urban areas. It has been postulated in past studies that the decision to remain in towns depends in part upon urban tenure and it is argued that home owners are more likely than tenants to be permanent urban dwellers. Again, there are important gender differences and women appear to be more committed to the urban dwelling than men."
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Datta
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D000353:Africa, Southern; D001902:Botswana; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005843:Geography; D010067:Ownership; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012424:Rural Population; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population
keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Botswana; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; English Speaking Africa; Geographic Factors; Migration; Migration, Internal; Ownership; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Residence Characteristics; Return Migration; Rural Population; Rural Spatial Distribution; Sex Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; Southern Africa; Spatial Distribution; Urban Population; Urban Spatial Distribution