Migration and Settlement in the Peruvian Montana
The Apurimac Valley
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4490900 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Norman R Stewart (0000-0002-6008-7916, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1965 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 143 |
| Publication date | 1965-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7428 • E-ISSN: 1931-0846 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/212708 |
| OpenAlex | W2312966961 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
FOR some time growth of the population in highland Peru has been outdistancing the resources available for its support. Natural increase among the largely Indian population of the sierra has not been matched by expanding agricultural production. On the contrary, archaic latifundia continue to monopolize the best lands, and primitive methods of cultivation become progressively less rewarding. The traditional safety valve for the surplus population of the highlands has been the irrigated oases of the desert coast. In the last few decades, however, migration from the sierra has far exceeded the absorptive capacity of the coastal plantations, and the stream of highland emigres has been directed increasingly toward the coastal cities, particularly Lima. The appalling slums (barriadas) that ring the capital city are conclusive evidence that the urban habitat is equally incapable of accommodating the surplus. Inevitably, attention has turned to Peru's part of the Amazon selva, the iontoana, as a source of relief for the acute population pressure of the coast and the sierra. Professional opinion is sharply divided on the settlement value of the montafia, and Peruvian geographers and planners tend to emphasize problems rather than prospects. Yet even the most pessimistic authorities agree that on the margins of the Amazon Basin, at intermediate altitudes, there still remains a large reservoir of potentially productive land, and it is with respect to this region that interest in pioneer settlement is currently the most active
Archaeology · Business · Geography · Settlement (finance · Indigenous Cultures and History
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 1969 - 1993 (25) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |