Rural Retirement Migration [Paperback]

This fascinating book examines rural retirement migration from the older in-migrants perspective and from the vantage point of the destination communities to which they move. This integrated approach permits the authors to view older in-migrants as embedded in environments that facilitate and/or constrain their opportunities for productive living during older age. It also permits the examination of positive and negative effects of older in-migration for destination communities.

Rural Retirement Migration examines elderly migration to rural retirement destinations in the United States. This integrated approach explores older in-migrants as embedded in particular types of environments that facilitate and/or constrain their opportunities for productive living in old age.Acknowledgements,- Ch 1: Rural Retirement Migration: Past, Present and Future,- Ch 2: Retirement Destinations in the Countryside,- Ch 3: The Formation and Development of Rural Retirement Destinations: Laszlo J. Kulcsar, Benjamin Bolender, and David L. Brown.- Ch 4: Who Moves to Rural Retirement Communities, and Why Do They Move There?,- Ch 5: Social Integration and Well-Being of Older In-Migrants to Rural Retirement Destinations: Nina Glasgow, Marie-Joy Arguillas and David L. Brown,- Ch 6: Community Challenges and Opportunities Associated with Retirement In-Migration,- Ch 7: Rural Retirement Migration and Public Policy,- Index

From the reviews:

David Brown and Nina Glasgows book contributes to this discussion by analyzing the distribution and effects of retirement migration in the USA to rural regions. This is not just another book; it is a necessary book, the result of plentiful research and of a balanced work project. A valuable instrument for researchers of international retirement migration. Environment and Planning A, 2009. Volume 41

Overall, this book is enjoyable, informative, and relevant. Rural Retirement Migration was written prlÃ2