Zelinsky Model
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The Zelinsky Model of Mobility Transition claims that the type of migration that occurs within a country depends on how developed it is or what type of society it is. A connection is drawn from migration to the stages of within the Development Transition Model (DTM).
[edit] Stage 1 of the DTM: Pre industrialized economies
Economies that have not yet developed are made up of rural countries and subsistence farmers .There will only be Rural – Urban migration between the settlements (if at all) as there are few urban areas.
[edit] Stages 2-3 of the DTM: Industrializing countries
As countries start to industrialize (UK in the 18th & 19th century) there is increased migration from the countryside to the cities where there were better wages and an increase in the standards of living.
[edit] Stage 4 of the DTM: Post industrial economies
Advanced countries that rely on tertiary industry more than secondary industry show that an increase in Urban – rural Migration. Technological and transport movement improvements mean that people do not have to live close to where they work . Inter-urbanisation occurs as people move to the suburbs.

