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Migration Within the Frontier: The Second Generation Colonization in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
Alisson Flávio Barbieri1, David L Carr, Richard E Bilsborrow
1Department of Demography, Center for Regional Development and Planning (CEDEPLAR), Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Av. Antonio Carlos 6627, CEP 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
Population Research and Policy Review
|August 7, 2009
Summary
Second-generation Amazonian migrants exhibit distinct migration patterns, choosing either new rural farms or urban areas based on individual and community factors. Understanding these drivers is key for regional development and land use planning.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Science
- Sociology
- Demography
Background:
- Human migration to the Northern Ecuadorian Amazon since the 1970s has significantly altered the landscape, causing deforestation.
- A subsequent demographic shift involves the second generation of these migrants, who are now establishing their own households.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the patterns and determinants of rural-urban and rural-rural migration among second-generation settlers in the Northern Ecuadorian Amazon.
- To identify factors influencing the destination choices of these migrants between 1990 and 1999.
Main Methods:
- Utilized longitudinal, multi-scale data from 1990-1999 on settler colonists.
- Employed a multinomial discrete-time hazard model to estimate migration determinants.
Main Results:
- Significant differences were found in factors influencing rural-urban versus rural-rural migration.
- Personal characteristics, human capital, household lifecycle stage, migration networks, and community resources impact destination choice.
Conclusions:
- The study highlights the varied migration decisions of second-generation settlers in the Amazon frontier.
- Findings offer insights for policy development concerning land use and regional planning in response to migration trends.
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