Population Space and Place,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
31(1)
Published: Dec. 15, 2024
ABSTRACT
During
the
coronavirus
disease
2019
pandemic,
many
urban
planners
focused
on
exodus.
However,
a
research
gap
exists
as
to
whether
spread
of
infection
affected
changes
in
migration
destination
determinants
family
households.
This
study
aims
clarify
shifting
destinations
households
with
children
who
migrated
from
centre
Japanese
metropolitan
areas
because
during
pandemic.
adopted
life‐course
perspective
shift
pre‐pandemic
pandemic
periods.
The
participants
were
recruited
through
web‐based
questionnaire
survey.
As
result,
this
concluded
that
mentioned
COVID‐19
motive
exhibited
significant
shifts
their
determinants,
emphasising
importance
social
interaction‐related
factors.
interaction
factors
are
favorability
communities,
community
ties,
returning
hometown,
and
proximity
relatives.
Conversely,
influence
work,
living
environment,
housing
did
not
change
much
means
affect
motives
related
housing.
Therefore,
unique
contribution
lies
its
revelation
temporal
precedence
prioritisation
Our
findings
suggest
they
might
centres
other
cities
offer
opportunities
for
interaction.
Population Space and Place,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
29(7)
Published: March 14, 2023
Abstract
The
COVID‐19
pandemic
has
potentially
altered
the
system
of
population
movement
around
world.
As
hit
cities
hardest
in
wake
pandemic,
apocalyptic
headlines
anticipated
‘death
cities’.
Yet,
little
was
known
about
impact
on
and
ways
it
shaped
patterns
internal
out
cities.
This
virtual
special
issue
aims
to
consolidate
our
knowledge
impacts
migration,
discuss
key
lessons
we
have
learnt
so
far,
identify
areas
for
future
enquiry.
It
brings
together
evidence
from
six
different
countries:
Australia,
Germany,
Japan,
Spain,
Sweden
United
Kingdom,
covering
varying
temporal
lengths.
Systematic
emerge.
A
first
commonality
is
an
overall
reduction
migration
rates
during
early
days
but
a
lesser
degree
than
expected.
Second,
leading
out‐migration
seem
been
temporary,
though
Spain
Britain
points
scarring
effects
with
persistent
losses
highly
dense
areas.
Third,
changes
generated
small
structure
large‐scale
small,
rural
low‐density
Asian and Pacific migration journal,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 4, 2025
The
three-year-long
COVID-19
pandemic
has
reshaped
people’s
work
activities
and
daily
lives.
Who
are
leaving
metropolitan
areas
(MAs)
in
this
context?
This
paper
utilizes
Japanese
government
survey
data
binary
logit
models
for
analysis.
Our
results
unveil
that
the
migration
involved
MAs
is
associated
with
lower
infection
risks
destination
prefectures,
but
not
regional
unemployment
rates
or
individuals’
telework
utilization
frequencies.
Factors
influencing
intention
differ
distinctly
from
those
driving
action.
These
findings
can
guide
local
governments
developing
effective
population-attracting
policies.
npj Urban Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
4(1)
Published: March 14, 2024
Abstract
Amidst
the
COVID-19
pandemic,
speculations
on
decline
of
major
cities
have
surged,
with
studies
noting
temporary
population
decreases
across
various
worldwide.
However,
research
scarcely
addresses
pandemic’s
enduring
influence
perceptions
city
living.
Rather
than
exploring
mid-
to
long-term
impacts,
current
literature
focuses
mainly
comparing
changes
in
residential
preferences
during
and
before
pandemic.
To
fill
this
gap,
we
conducted
a
randomized
conjoint
experiment
scrutinize
altered
attitudes
toward
residing
Tokyo
Metropolis
due
Scenarios
encompassed
reminders
potential
pandemic
re-occurrence
teleworking
options.
Despite
variations
depending
scenarios
socio-demographic
characteristics
survey
participants,
overall,
results
show
that
surge
remote
working
did
not
diminish
allure
Tokyo,
implying
low
probability
an
urban
decline.
These
outcomes
advocate
for
compact
development
bolster
resilience
against
forthcoming
stressors
like
climate
change.
Population Space and Place,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
29(4)
Published: Nov. 8, 2022
In
the
past
10
years
or
so,
there
have
been
growing
concerns
in
Japan
that
migration
trends,
such
as
large
in-migration
to
Tokyo
metropolitan
area
(TMA)
at
national
scale
and
movements
from
suburbs
centres
scale,
widened
core-periphery
disparities
each
under
population
decline.
However,
COVID-19
pandemic
led
unexpected
changes
these
patterns,
a
weakened
concentration
TMA.
This
study
aims
examine
internal
trends
2012,
on
axes
of
centre-suburbs
areas,
patterns
caused
by
2020.
First,
we
prepared
intermunicipal
origin-destination
tables
estimating
suppressed
flows
2012-2020
using
iterative
proportional
fitting
technique,
then
calculated
net
efficiency
indices
based
seven
types:
centre
TMA,
major
other
areas
nonmetropolitan
areas.
The
results
indicate
2020
TMA
drastically
dropped
lowest
level
during
period,
contrasting
with
an
upward
trend
2012-2019.
strongly
affected
from/to
within
much
gain
centre,
but
impact
efficiencies
among
was
minimal.
These
findings
can
help
providing
direction
for
postpandemic
policy
challenge
spatial
planning
Japan,
example,
still
widening
between
regions
renewed
threat
urban
sprawl
increased
Population Space and Place,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
31(2)
Published: Feb. 13, 2025
ABSTRACT
The
COVID‐19
pandemic
had
a
profound
spatial
impact
on
economic,
cultural
and
social
life,
notably
altering
mobility,
including
internal
migration.
Many
studies
to
date
looked
into
various
aspects
of
migration
patterns
after
the
outbreak.
However,
little
research
has
been
focused
area
Central
Eastern
Europe.
aim
paper
is
empirically
examine
quantitative
perspective
registered
inter‐municipal
migrations
in
Poland
between
2017
2023.
Specifically,
study
sought
determine
how
scale
directions
changed
across
three
distinct
periods:
(1)
pre‐pandemic
(2017–2019);
(2)
during
initial
response
(2020);
(3)
post‐restrictions
period
(2021–2023).
We
ask
what
extent
dominant
trends
(depopulation
rural
areas
growth
metropolitan
fuelled
by
strong
suburbanisation
trends)
were
affected
compared
preceding
years.
this
through
analysis
intensity,
net‐migration
rates
predominance
urban
origins
destinations,
using
population
register
data
annual
flows
municipalities.
discover
that
resulted
decrease
intensity
2020
as
well
following
years
2017–2019,
with
lower
suburban
greater
non‐metropolitan
peripheries.
