title: Desertification: measuring population decline in rural Ireland.
abstract: "This paper addresses the issue of rural population decline in the Republic of Ireland during the past two decades having regard to size of place and estimated net migration for key age groups. The analysis is pursued at the level of some 160 Rural Districts. The results of the analysis confirm expected relationships between peripheral locations, small population size and a depletion of the young working age groups.  The method used, however, permits the links between size of place, population change and the composition of that change to be identified with some precision."
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Cawley
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005060:Europe; D007494:Ireland; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012424:Rural Population
keywords: Age Factors; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Europe; Ireland; Migration; Northern Europe; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Decrease; Population Dynamics; Rural Population; Rural-urban Migration