Barker, W. H.Brown, H. J.2024-10-082024-10-081980-020110-8778https://hdl.handle.net/10182/17709This is the third of four background papers designed to explore priority land use issues in the rural sector. This paper is concerned with Rural Depopulation and Resettlement. The paper outlines the scales, nature and geographical extent of rural depopulation and resettlement. It examines the factors influencing population movement, explores the social, economic and environmental effects of rural depopulation on both expelling and receiving areas; looks at policy implications and evalues rural economic and social development opportunities.42 pages© Joint Centre for Environmental Sciences in association with Davie Lovell-Smith & Partnersrural populationland useRural and depopulation and resettlementRural and depopulation and resettlement: A paper prepared for the New Zealand Land Use Advisory CouncilReportANZSRC::440406 Rural community developmentANZSRC::330499 Urban and regional planning not elsewhere classifiedANZSRC::330404 Land use and environmental planning