ABSTRACT
Spatial population movements have always been a sustained characteristic of human existence. Excluding commuting, people have moved either as individuals or in groups, whether forced or voluntary, for a variety of reasons; they have moved for short or long distances temporarily or permanently (United Nations [UN], 1973). One of the major distinctions that can be made with respect to a move is whether it involves the intention to make a change in one’s usual geographical place of residence. Persons that intend to make a change in residence are regarded as permanent movers , whilst those with no such intention are regarded as temporary movers .
