The actions of key agents in facilitating rural super-gentrification: Evidence from the English countryside

Human Capital at the Regional Level: Population Forecast Insights into Latvia from a Long-Term Perspective

“…Education encourages sustainable regional development by supporting of capabilities of rural communities and ensuring educational services at all levels (Katane, 2013). In addition, quality educational services are considered significant for attracting populations to live in rural areas (Sheppard & Pemberton, 2023).…”

“…Maintaining and increasing regional populations may occur through improved rural living and working environments (Bosworth et al, 2023) and even encourage return migration (Apsite-Berina et al, 2019). Sufficient social care and local education are key features for regional development policies to make regions attractive for living and working (Sheppard & Pemberton, 2023;López-Penabad et al, 2022). Wu, Coulter, and Dennett (2023) examine the destination choices of married migrants with children, finding that couples choose to migrate to mega cities, whereas whole multi-generational families choose less developed regions.…”

“…Contemporary researchers note a slight increase in some regional populations. Young return migrants (Apsite-Berina et al, 2019), high-income groups and displaced low-income groups (Sheppard & Pemberton, 2023) often relocate to rural areas. The tendency to migrate to rural areas was observed at the regional level during the COVID-19 pandemic in particular (Tammaru et al, 2023).…”

“…As Tammaru, Kliimask, Kalm, and Zālīte (2023) demonstrate families with children, highincome groups and retired people moved to rural areas to avoid densely populated places. Studies also note that newcomers' interests can encourage improvement in rural regional development quality (Sheppard & Pemberton, 2023). At the same time, capital cities and other large cities and surrounding municipalities are target destinations for unmarried return migrants (Apsite-Berina et al, 2019).…”