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datestamp: 2022-08-31 10:36:06
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type: thesis
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creators_name: Meerstra, Youri
creators_id: S3250733
creators_email: y.meerstra@student.rug.nl
title: The Frisian Brain Drain: Out-migration of (highly educated) youth in rural areas of Fryslân and the role of place attachment in stimulating return migration
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: Frisian (highly educated) youth are leaving the Frisian rural areas in pursuit of economic and educational opportunities in urban areas, leading to a changing demographic that over time becomes lower educated and older. In order to prevent this and its consequences from happening it seems in the best interest of the Frisian municipalities to combat out-migration and stimulate return migration. 
Place attachment could play a role in this. However, what aspects of their rural home places do the Frisian (highly educated) youth value and what not and thus, by extension, which aspects can potentially be used to combat out-migration and stimulate return migration? 
In order to figure this out, this thesis aims to explore experiences of migration and place attachment of a number of young people from the rural areas of Fryslân and compare insights gained via qualitative interviews to regional strategy and vision documents to gain insight in how to combat out-migration and stimulate return migration of young people. 
The lesson for planning theory and practice that this thesis provides is that while investments and changes are needed to combat out-migration and stimulate return migration, it is important to keep the aspects that individuals value unaltered. Through a combination of these two strategies an optimum could be achieved in combating out-migration and stimulating return migration.
date: 2022
pages: 110
thesis_type: master
degree_programme: EIP
tutors_name: Trell-Zuidema, E.M.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Planologie
tutors_email: E.M.Trell@rug.nl
security: public
keywords_local: youth
keywords_local: rural
keywords_local: Fryslân
keywords_local: out-migration
keywords_local: return migration
keywords_local: place attachment
language_iso: en
date_issued: 2022-08-31
citation:   Meerstra, Youri  (2022) The Frisian Brain Drain: Out-migration of (highly educated) youth in rural areas of Fryslân and the role of place attachment in stimulating return migration.  Master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4005/1/FULL%20Thesis%20Youri%20Meerstra%20%28S3250733%29%20%281%29.pdf