Rural Retirement Migration

• Main Authors: Brown, David L. (Author), Glasgow, Nina (Author), Kulcsar, Laszlo J. (Author), Bolender, Benjamin C. (Author), Arguillas, Marie-Joy (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2008.
• Series: The Springer Series On Demographic Methods and Population Analysis, 21
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Architecture.; Aging.; Sociology.; Emigration and immigration.; Demography.; Social Sciences.; Migration.; Sociology, general.; Cities, Countries, Regions.

This book examines the migration of older persons to rural retirement destinations in the United States. While the majority of older persons are residentially stable, those who migrate are disproportionately likely to move to a rural community. Moreover, with the aging of the baby boom generation, p...

Table of Contents:

• Rural Retirement Migration: Past, Present and Future
• Retirement Destinations in the Countryside
• The Formation and Development of Rural Retirement Destinations
• Who Moves to Rural Retirement Communities, and Why do they Move There?
• Social Integration and Health of Older In-Migrants to Rural Retirement Destinations
• Community Challenges and Opportunities Associated with Retirement in-Migration
• Rural Retirement Migration and Public Policy.