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Impacts of (Pros and Cons) Internal Migration - Coggle Diagram
Impacts of (Pros and Cons) Internal Migration
Environmental
Less people in an area will decrease its carbon footprint
Travelling can lead to an increase in environmental damage
People moving into a city or region may increase their carbon and environmental damage
Resources may either increase or decrease depending on where people are going and leaving
Pollution may increase due to more people migrating and working in urban areas
An increase in transportation due to an increase in internal migration may affect the envionment negatively
Political Impacts
Pros
Accelerate the urbanization process
Diversifies the city
Increase the level of living standard in rural areas
Cons
Crime rate
Unbalance population
Burden on the government
Increase social instability
Socio-Economic Impacts
Pros
Remitants (sending money) from city to village
Return of educated migrants
Unskilled labour
May be cheaper
Higher government tax revenue
Cons
Hard to fit in the community
Unskilled labour
Needed training and time
Might cause brain drain in rural areas
Greater income gap
Impacts on Population Structures
Gender
In most cases, in cities there would be more young male immigrants
Sometimes female-out immigration level would be higher than male-out immigration level in rural areas
Age
Gain of young adults in urban areas
Loss of young adults in rural area since the migration is often age-selective