Abstract
Since the dawn of history, humanity has tried to manage risks through spatial transitions
such as evacuation and residential relocation as a response to natural/human-induced disasters.
This paper introduces special issue, presenting a framework proposed by de Haas that
incorporates immobility, which attempts to understand complex residential mobility in modern
era. It also highlights various studies that add the perspectives of collectivism and the inmigrants/
recipients to this framework. Through this special issue, the authors aim to develop
and expand the future theory of residential mobility and resettlement choice.
