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Research on the social effects of tourism and beachfront property development in Southeast Asia finds that foreigners and local elites reap the main benefits, rather than fishing families and coastal communities, who also become vulnerable to displacement. This article, discussing cleavages and co-operation among parties brought together in court cases over land on a Philippine island, demonstrates that poor coastal dwellers just north of Dumaguete City on Negros Island differ in their ability to use social relations within and beyond kin groups to resist development-induced displacement from the increasingly lucrative foreshore. Members of families who are considered to be descendants of the 'original people of the place' have been far less vulnerable to displacement pressure than settlers with more of a 'migrant' status., Introduction Throughout Southeast Asia, the rapid increase in demand for beachfront properties has led to heated conflict over who has the right to live on, use, trade and do what [...]

The relocation of rural people away from marginal or fragile lands is an increasingly common approach used in China to achieve environmental protection and development objectives. However at present few [...]

Residential aspirations of youth are influenced by family, school, and community characteristics. This study uses data from 7th and 11th grade students in 10 rural Pennsylvania school districts to identify [...]

A study was conducted to show that native Dutch living neighborhoods where ethnic minorities are overrepresented are more likely to move than minority ethnic residents. Trends show that ethnic segregation is consolidated by differences between ethnic groups. It is concluded that the optimism about the effects of social mix is hardly substantiated by empirical research.

This study examined how relocation to a new community affects intimacy and companionship in close friendships by comparing experiences of early adolescents who began their 7th or 8th grade school year in a new community (111 boys, 96 girls) with those of residentially stable agemates (30 boys, 38 girls). Drawing from a developmental-contextual, multisystem conceptual framework and using a personcentered analytic approach, the study provides strong evidence that most adolescents experience a relatively brief period of diminished access to companionship and intimacy with close friends following relocation. The extent of diminution may be greater for adolescents with social anxiety or behavioral concerns. Findings have implications for families who are facing a move and for clinicians working with recently relocated adolescents. Keywords: adolescence, friendships, relocation

This article is an exploratory-descriptive study of older adult public housing residents who were forcibly relocated from their homes when Hurricane Andrew struck Miami-Dade County in 1992. The subjects were all African Americans (N = 58) with a mean age of 67 years (S.D. = 9.8) who lived in economically depressed, low-income communities. Almost 70% were females. The subjects suffered from an array of physical and mental health maladies that were exacerbated when they were uprooted from key support systems, including families, social services, and health care facilities they depended on. A variety of complaints surfaced about their new living arrangements and almost 70% expressed a desire to return to their previous homes after long-term structural repairs were complete. Implications are discussed regarding the need for pre-emptive 'elder-sensitive' strategic planning, the role of Public Housing Authorities in properly caring for older adults before and after a hurricane or other natural disaster, the need for appropriate training of public housing property managers, and the key role of social workers during post-disaster interventions with older adults and their families. KEYWORDS. Older adults, elderly, elders, forced relocation, hurricane, natural disasters, public housing, health, mental health, social support

The effects of relocation and institutionalization upon frail older people have been studied extensively for the past several decades and have been a topic of some controversy. Because of varying methodologies, differing populations, overlooked variables, and mistakes in interpretation, this area of epidemiological research has resulted in debate among scholars in the field. It may be helpful to review some of the research that has been done, examine a theory of why mortality seems to increase when older people are involuntarily relocated, speculate upon how this effect might be minimized, and introduce some data that seemingly would confirm that careful planning for relocation might, in fact, reduce subsequent morbidity and mortality.

A study was conducted on the reasons that influence older people aged 60 and above to move from their old homes into new ones. Data were taken from the 1995 General Social Survey and the 1991 Survey on Ageing and Independence. The major reason cited by 19% of elderly people was the desire for a smaller home. The second most popular reason was the desire to buy or build a home while the third reason cited was the desire to move to a better neighborhood.

A general equilibrium model is presented to generate an agglomerate city without the assumption of increasing returns, positive externalities, or market imperfections. The pure-exchange, two-region, linear city model draws on the structure of Solow and Vickery, and creates the inventive for interregional trade through hetergeneity in regional prefences and commodity endowments. The model is characterized as a neoclassical interpretation of Ricardian trade theory.

Summary. Previous research on variations in mobility rates across metropolitan areas, documented the link between immigration and local mobility, and the way in which local mobility creates 'hot' and 'cold' [...]

Price and income elasticities effect on housing demand using Housing Allowance Demand Experiment data on households and price variation - using log-linear and linear expenditure function.

A study was conducted to investigate the job relocation problem in relation to a re-development project in South Boston, MA, where a reconstruction sequence for a set of old buildings was required. It was shown that there would be adequate temporary housing space to accommodate displaced residents during building rehabilitation. It is also of theoretical interest to study the relocation problem with different constraints or under different conditions.