Table 1 Overview of the research areas
Criteria | Peru | Brazil | Australia |
|---|---|---|---|
Social milieu and structure of settlement | municipality (7,760 inhabitants), no road access until 1975 | municipality (6,400 inhabitants), good road access | Tyroleans dispersed in different urban and peri-urban areas |
Economic conditions | high importance of agriculture and forestry work | agriculture, tourism, woodwork | high importance of non-agricultural labour |
Environmental conditions | humid, tropical climate | temperate climatic conditions | ranges from temperate climate to subtropical climate |
Type of immigration | colonisation project under governmental agreement | organised group funded by the Austrian government | individual immigration mostly under the Assisted Passage Scheme |
Date of immigration | 1859 and 1869: approx. 310 Tyroleans | 1933 to 1939: approx. 560 Tyroleans | 1952 to 1961: approx. 17,000 Austrians |