Zelinsky Model

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[edit] Zelinskys Model of Mobility Transition

Zelinkskys claims that the type of migration that occurs within a country depends on how developed it is/ what type of society it is.

In effect he is linking migration to the stages of within the DTM.


Stage 1 of the DTM = Pre industrialised economies.

Economies that have not yet developed are made up of rural countries and subsistence farmers .There will only be Rural – Urban migration between the settlements (if at all) as there are few urban areas.

Stage 2/3 of the DTM = Industrialising countries

As countries start to industrialise (UK in the 18th & 19th century) there is increased migration from the countryside to the cities where there were better wages and an increase in the standards of living.

Stage 4 of the DTM = Post industrial economies

Advanced countries that rely on tertiary industry more then secondary industry show that an increase in Urban – rural Migration. Technological and transport movement improvements mean that people don’t have to live close to where they work .Inter urbanisation occurs as people move to the suburbs

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