Population Space and Place,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
31(3)
Published: March 23, 2025
ABSTRACT
This
paper
aims
to
enrich
the
current
literature
on
study
of
migratory
movements
in
context
COVID‐19
and
post‐pandemic
period.
While
most
studies
this
topic
measure
migration
using
official
registers,
we
propose
a
new
methodology
based
leverage
mobile
phone
network
data,
taken
from
Madrid
region,
as
case
study.
use
such
data
are
common
other
fields,
transport
mobility
planning,
demonstrate
their
usefulness
migration.
Analysing
Madrid,
find
evidence
changes
trends
during
COVID‐19,
increased
immigration
into
rural
outer
suburban
areas
emigration
core
urban
areas.
A
geographical
description
is
provided
different
scales
(from
national
metropolitan
municipal
scale,
including
small
transportation
zones),
by
socioeconomic
group.
In
addition,
provide
some
ideas
about
these
context,
evolution
varies
for
groups.
Population Space and Place,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
29(1)
Published: Dec. 7, 2022
Abstract
Existing
empirical
work
has
focused
on
assessing
the
effectiveness
of
nonpharmaceutical
interventions
human
mobility
to
contain
spread
COVID‐19.
Less
is
known
about
ways
in
which
COVID‐19
pandemic
reshaped
spatial
patterns
population
movement
within
countries.
Anecdotal
evidence
an
urban
exodus
from
large
cities
rural
areas
emerged
during
early
phases
across
western
societies.
Yet,
these
claims
have
not
been
empirically
assessed.
Traditional
data
sources,
such
as
censuses
offer
coarse
temporal
frequency
analyse
over
infrequent
time
intervals.
Drawing
a
set
21
million
observations
Meta‐Facebook
users,
we
aim
extent
and
evolution
changes
rural–urban
continuum
Britain
18‐month
period
March
2020
August
2021.
Our
findings
show
overall
sustained
decline
periods
high
stringency
measures,
with
most
densely
populated
reporting
largest
reductions.
During
periods,
also
find
higher‐than‐average
high‐density
low‐density
areas,
lending
some
support
large‐scale
movements
cities.
that
trends
were
temporary.
Overall
levels
trended
back
precoronavirus
after
easing
interventions.
Following
interventions,
found
reduction
rise
agglomerations.
Overall,
reveal
while
generated
shock
waves
leading
temporary
Britain,
resulting
vibrations
significantly
prevalent
structures
national
pattern
movement.
As
2021,
internal
sit
at
intermediate
level
between
those
observed
pre‐
pandemic.
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.
Habitat International,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
147, P. 103059 - 103059
Published: March 23, 2024
The
outbreak
of
the
Covid-19
pandemic
has
led
to
a
discursive
change
in
representation
urban-rural
mobilities
Austrian
public
media.
Before
pandemic,
narrative
'rural
decline'
had
dominated
media
discourse.
Media
have
since
changed
this
one
counterurbanisation
as
result
(perceived)
effects
on
residential
location
choices.
However,
contrast
perceptions,
scientific
debates
were
more
reluctant
identify
Covid-induced
counterurban
movement.
In
paper,
we
take
opposition
between
and
evidence
starting
point
for
critical
investigation
context
pandemic.
Following
approach
discourse
coalitions,
investigated
actors
coalitions
they
formed
promote
'counterurbanisation
story'.
We
could
two
that
created
variations
story':
prudent
an
idealised
These
discourses
promoted
by
different
with
interests.
Through
our
findings,
paper
adds
another
layer
study
construction
Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: May 27, 2024
Abstract
This
study
leverages
mobile
data
for
5.4
million
users
to
unveil
the
complex
dynamics
of
daily
mobility
and
longer-term
relocations
in
from
Santiago,
Chile,
during
COVID-19
pandemic,
focusing
on
socioeconomic
differentials.
We
estimated
a
relative
increase
mobility,
2020,
lower-income
compared
higher-income
regions.
In
contrast,
relocation
rose
primarily
among
groups.
These
shifts
indicate
nuanced
responses
pandemic
across
classes.
Compared
2017,
economic
factors
2020
had
stronger
influence
decision
relocate
selection
destinations,
suggesting
transformations
behaviors.
Contrary
previously
held
beliefs,
there
was
no
evidence
supporting
preference
rural
over
urban
despite
surge
emigration
Santiago
pandemic.
enhances
our
understanding
how
varying
conditions
interact
with
decisions
crises
provides
insights
policymakers
aiming
enact
fair
evidence-based
measures
rapidly
changing
circumstances.
