Rees, PH orcid.org/0000-0002-4276-9091, Bell, M, Kupiszewski, M et al. (5 more authors) (2017) The Impact of Internal Migration on Population Redistribution: an International Comparison. Population, Space and Place, 23 (6). e2036. ISSN 1544-8444
Abstract
We know that internal migration shapes human settlement patterns, but few attempts have been made to measure systematically the extent of population redistribution or make comparisons between countries. Robust comparisons are hampered by limited data access, different space‐time frameworks, and inadequate summary statistics. We use new analysis software (IMAGE Studio) to assess the effects of differences in the number and configuration of geographic zones and implement new measures to make comparisons across a large sample of countries, representing 80% of global population. We construct a new Index of Net Migration Impact to measure system‐wide population redistribution and examine the relative contributions of migration intensity and effectiveness to cross‐national variations. We compare spatial patterns using the slope of a regression between migration and population density across zones in each country to indicate the direction and pace of population concentration. We report correlations between measures of population redistribution and national development and propose a general theoretical model suggesting how internal migration redistributes population across settlement systems during the development process.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 The Authors Population, Space and Place Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. |
Keywords: | internal migration; population redistribution; international comparisons; index of net migration impact; migration and development |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Geography (Leeds) > Centre for Spatial Analysis & Policy (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Australian Research Council Not Known Australian Research Council DP110101363 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 05 May 2016 12:01 |
Last Modified: | 18 Apr 2019 20:51 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/psp.2036 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/psp.2036 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:99298 |
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