Visualising internal migration flows across local authorities in England and Wales
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4933890 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yu-Wang Chen (0000-0002-2007-1821, University of Manchester, corresponding author), Lei Ni (0000-0001-7307-2599, University of Manchester), Luis Ospina-Forero (University of Manchester), Luis H Ospina (0000-0003-2941-6336, University of Manchester) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 616-618 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment and Planning A Economy and Space (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-518X • E-ISSN: 1472-3409 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0308518x20968568 |
| OpenAlex | W3101085692 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
Internal migration has significant impacts on the population structure, public services, economic and social development of local areas. In this research, we adopted the theory and methods of complex network analysis to visualise the internal migration flows across local authorities in England and Wales. The graphic prominently highlights two spatial and geographic characteristics of population mobility in England and Wales: a large proportion of internal migration is associated with clusters of neighbouring or nearby local authorities, and the most urban authorities, such as London and other major metropolitan cities, have net outward internal migration (i.e., more people moving out than in
Archaeology · Economic geography · Geographic mobility · Geography · Internal migration · Metropolitan area · Net migration rate · Population · Population growth · Regional science · Sociology · Demography · Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis · Urban Transport and Accessibility · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
| Citations per year | 0.75 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2024 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |