Rural Depopulation and Empty Rural Houses in Bhutan: How Different Stakeholders Interpret the Local Term Gungtong

Rural Depopulation and Empty Rural Houses in Bhutan: How Different Stakeholders Interpret the Local Term Gungtong

Internal migration has played a significant role in shifting the population from rural to urban areas worldwide. In Bhutan, rural depopulation is mostly concentrated in the country's eastern and some central parts, and is changing the rural landscape, economy, and society. In discussing rural p...

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Main Authors: Sangay Wangchuk, Jennifer Bond, Rik Thwaites, Max Finlayson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Mountain Society 2023-02-01
Series:Mountain Research and Development
Subjects:
empty houses
farmland abandonment
gungtong
human–wildlife conflict
rural depopulation
rural–urban migration
Online Access:https://bioone.org/doi/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-21-00059

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