Internal Migration and Urbanization in Iran with emphasis on the period of 2011-2016

Migration is one of the most important ways for people to directly improve their lives. Individuals migrate for different reasons: to leave a deprived area, to find better jobs, or simply for the joy of traveling. Villagers are attracted to the glowing lights of city, and on the opposite side, city dwellers seek shelter in the outskirts of the city to escape all the lights. Retirees move to areas with pleasant weather and plenty of recreational opportunities. Due to the fact that the mass migratory movements often create important changes in the political power and economic prosperity of areas, where migrants leave or enter those areas, migration is important for government policymakers. From this perspective, studying migrant motives and their decisionmaking mechanism is also an important issue for study.