Open AccessMigrações para o Estado do Rio de Janeiro: Um Teste das Leis 1 e 6 de Ravenstein, como Hipótese de Trabalho
Author(s) -
Lucy A. R Freire,
Maria Therezinha S Soares
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
anuário do instituto de geociências
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.202
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1982-3908
pISSN - 0101-9759
DOI - 10.11137/1979_0_15-31
Subject(s) - homeland , humanities , geography , urbanization , political science , sociology , law , art , politics , economics , economic growth
This paper aims to present some analytical data concerning the spacial distribution of migrants in the State of Rio de Janeiro, and the participation role of the alloctone elements within each municipality. One aims to understand the pattern based on the computation of the distance from the homeland and also the factors contributing to attract these migrants - the big cormmercial and industrial centers, according to the Ravenstein Laws. A set of variables which express the urbanization and accessibility degrees were analysed by means of the R.M.L.T. Programme in order to test the applicability of the above mentioned laws.