The Urban migrant future desire : a study of reverse migration in Malaysia / Nur Huzeima Mohd Hussain, Hugh Byrd and Nur Azfahani Ahmad

Globalisation combined with resources of oil and gas hasled to an industrial society in Malaysia. For the past 30 years, rapid urban growth has shifted from 73% rural to 73% urban population. However, the peak oil crisis and economic issues are threatening the growth of urbanisation and influencing...

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Main Authors: Nur Huzeima, Mohd Hussain, Byrd, Hugh, Nur Azfahani, Ahmad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak 2017
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29530/
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description Globalisation combined with resources of oil and gas hasled to an industrial society in Malaysia. For the past 30 years, rapid urban growth has shifted from 73% rural to 73% urban population. However, the peak oil crisis and economic issues are threatening the growth of urbanisation and influencing the trends of population mobility. This paper documentsthe beginnings of a reverse migration (urban-to-rural) in Malaysia. The method adopted case study that involves questionnaires with the urban migrants to establish the desires, definite intentions and reasons for future migration. Based on this data, it predicts a trend and rate of reverse migration in Malaysia.
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spelling uitm-295302020-04-17T04:10:15Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29530/ The Urban migrant future desire : a study of reverse migration in Malaysia / Nur Huzeima Mohd Hussain, Hugh Byrd and Nur Azfahani Ahmad myse Nur Huzeima, Mohd Hussain Byrd, Hugh Nur Azfahani, Ahmad Population geography. Migration Migration, Internal Malaysia Demography. Population. Vital events Globalisation combined with resources of oil and gas hasled to an industrial society in Malaysia. For the past 30 years, rapid urban growth has shifted from 73% rural to 73% urban population. However, the peak oil crisis and economic issues are threatening the growth of urbanisation and influencing the trends of population mobility. This paper documentsthe beginnings of a reverse migration (urban-to-rural) in Malaysia. The method adopted case study that involves questionnaires with the urban migrants to establish the desires, definite intentions and reasons for future migration. Based on this data, it predicts a trend and rate of reverse migration in Malaysia. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29530/1/29530.pdf Nur Huzeima, Mohd Hussain and Byrd, Hugh and Nur Azfahani, Ahmad (2017) The Urban migrant future desire : a study of reverse migration in Malaysia / Nur Huzeima Mohd Hussain, Hugh Byrd and Nur Azfahani Ahmad. (2017) Malaysian Journal of Sustainable Environment (MySE) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Malaysian_Journal_of_Sustainable_Environment_=28MySE=29.html>, 3 (2). pp. 177-192. ISSN 0128-326X http://www.myse.my/
spellingShingle Population geography. Migration
Migration, Internal
Malaysia
Demography. Population. Vital events
Nur Huzeima, Mohd Hussain
Byrd, Hugh
Nur Azfahani, Ahmad
The Urban migrant future desire : a study of reverse migration in Malaysia / Nur Huzeima Mohd Hussain, Hugh Byrd and Nur Azfahani Ahmad
title The Urban migrant future desire : a study of reverse migration in Malaysia / Nur Huzeima Mohd Hussain, Hugh Byrd and Nur Azfahani Ahmad
title_full The Urban migrant future desire : a study of reverse migration in Malaysia / Nur Huzeima Mohd Hussain, Hugh Byrd and Nur Azfahani Ahmad
title_fullStr The Urban migrant future desire : a study of reverse migration in Malaysia / Nur Huzeima Mohd Hussain, Hugh Byrd and Nur Azfahani Ahmad
title_full_unstemmed The Urban migrant future desire : a study of reverse migration in Malaysia / Nur Huzeima Mohd Hussain, Hugh Byrd and Nur Azfahani Ahmad
title_short The Urban migrant future desire : a study of reverse migration in Malaysia / Nur Huzeima Mohd Hussain, Hugh Byrd and Nur Azfahani Ahmad
title_sort urban migrant future desire : a study of reverse migration in malaysia / nur huzeima mohd hussain, hugh byrd and nur azfahani ahmad
topic Population geography. Migration
Migration, Internal
Malaysia
Demography. Population. Vital events
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29530/
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29530/