RURAL YOUTH MIGRATION FROM A SUSTAINABLE PERSPECTIVE
Rural youth migration from a sustainable perspective

Author(s): Claudia Jurado Alvarán
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: rural youth; migration; sustainability
Summary/Abstract: This chapter presents an approach to the theoretical status of research on rural youth in Latin America, through the analysis of scientific reports, official texts of public entities and international organizations between 2010–2020. The purpose of this work is to reflect on the role of rural youth in a sustainable context. The conclusions of the investigations and the official reports of the international organizations are related as analytical inputs, carrying out an analysis of the research trends in Latin America on the migration of rural youth to the cities, to contrast them with the demands of sustainable development for 2030. Data is collected from publications in scientific journals and in official study reports from national and international organizations. The lines and trends of approach to the subject are analyzed. The results show that research tends to address the field of rural youth migration in Latin America in a limited and incomplete way. It is found that the migration of rural youth requires a revision of some structural changes, the traces and socioeconomic gaps that, from these changes, have persisted in the rural world during the last decades, with emphasis on demographic issues related to rural youth and to sustainable development. This is, therefore, the subject of analysis in this document.

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