Britain - Spain Migration Flashcards
What are the pull factors?
Mediterranean climate Lower living cost Better health conditions - arthritis Spanish landscape - costa del sol Foreign resident community Leisure availability Latin/Mediterranean culture interest Already own a house Spanish relatives Previously worked there Cheap flights to and from Increased affluence when older International Retirement Industry
Where do they mostly move?
50% move to
Alicante on the Costa Blanca
and Maloga on Costa del Sol
What are the negative effects on Britain/British?
Family relationships weaken Retirement industry suffers Get lonely Money no longer enough Death of partner
What are the positive effects on Britain?
Fights ageing pop.
Pension
Define Ex-pat(riate)
someone who lives outside of their home/native country
Define Enclave
– small portion of territory, surrounded by a larger one, with a distinct culture / ethnicity
Define segregation and what is the opposite
living in a separate space, in a distinctive way
Integration
What type of people are involved in this migration?
Retirees
Businessmen in 30s/40s
Property speculators
Commuters
What is the negative effect on Spain?
Planning official corruption Rising crime/noise pollution Houses decrease in value Too many Britons anglicising local culture Loss of greenfield land Illegal building with building boom Environmental damage from building boom
What are the positive effects on Spain?
Tourism helps economy transforming small Mediterranean villages
Jobs generated - gardening, laundering
Building boom - 800,000 houses built each year
