Edited sentence: However, society has shifted to a completely different model based on new efficiencies in the workforce that require humans to be in close contact with other humans - knowledge centers - also known as cities.Jobs now are continuing to become more and more based on information and knowledge than on resources of the land.Just as the gold rush to California, or the homestead rush to the great plains, those settlers were rushing to the resources...its no different today.Macro changes in number of births and deaths are causing many regions and areas to "loose" population.Out migration does not exist.Rural areas in any developed country of the world or emerging countries like India and China are experiencing the same thing.Since the above was spun a bit I will provide a different context.Society is changing, the way we work is changing and it requires us to be near the resources we need to tap.The resources of the future are in our minds, to tap those resources we need to be close to the source - other humans - cities