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Unit III

Population migration and


its impact on society

Dr. Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Dept of Education, RGU


Population migration and its
impact on society

• The impact migration on population size


• Impact on population distribution
• Impact on service provision
• Implications on economic activity
• Implications on the physical environment

Dr. Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Dept of Education, RGU


The impact of migration
Emigration and Immigration
✦An area of origin is a place from which emigrants leave
✦An area of destination is a place to which immigrants go
✦The process of migration has consequences for both- this
can be either positive or negative

Dr. Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Dept of Education, RGU


Impact on population size

• An area of origin must inevitably grow les quickly


if some people leave.
• mainly affected by rural- urban migration- the
rural areas being left behind.

Dr. Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Dept of Education, RGU


Impact on population distribution

★Migration also affects population


distribution.
★Mainly at a national scale as opposed to a
global scale.
★Rural- urban migration

Dr. Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Dept of Education, RGU


Implications for service provision

•Service provision can include shops (commercial),


and also public facilities such as health, education
and justice
•Threshold population needs to be considered for
each area to ensure it is viable to have a service
•Modern day society has witnessed primary schools,
hospitals closing and people have to travel further
to obtain these services.

Dr. Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Dept of Education, RGU


Implications for economic activities

• Affected by out- migration particularly


the rural areas
• Positive side to migration- the origin
country receives remittances back fro
the migrants.

Dr. Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Dept of Education, RGU


Implications for the physical
environment

• Out migration can bring environmental


p r o b l e m s i f l a n d a n d p r o p e r ty i s
abandoned, water control systems
neglected etc.

Dr. Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Dept of Education, RGU


Positive changes

•New people in the area- increased


demand for commercial services
•New workers
•Increased trade
•Cheap labour

Dr. Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Dept of Education, RGU


Negative changes

• Public service under too much pressure


• Accommodation problems- shanty towns
• Health and education services under pressure
• Pressure on water and sewage systems
• Transport and infrastructure becomes overloaded
• Pollution

Dr. Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Dept of Education, RGU

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