Understanding patterns of internal migration during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Spain

Population Space and Place, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 28(6)

Опубликована: Июнь 16, 2022

Abstract Existing empirical work has analysed the impacts of COVID‐19 on mortality, fertility and international migration. Less is known about ways in which pandemic influenced patterns internal Anecdotal reports mass migration from large cities to less populated areas have emerged, but lack data prevented empirically assessing this hypothesis. Drawing geographically granular administrative population register data, we aim analyse extent change across urban hierarchy Spain during 2020. Our results show a decline 2.5% number moves, particularly early stages pandemic, returning pre‐pandemic levels late Results also reveal unusually net losses core gains rural areas. Net accumulated following elimination strict lockdown measures June. Yet, these trended 2020, movements between cities, suburbs, continued dominate system. Thus, while exerted notable changes geographic balance flows, appear been temporary did not significantly alter existing structures national

Язык: Английский

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Rural revival? The rise in internal migration to rural areas during the COVID-19 pandemic. Who moved and Where?

Journal of Rural Studies, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 96, С. 332 - 342

Опубликована: Ноя. 21, 2022

During the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, anecdotal evidence a "rural revival" emerged mirroring "urban exodus" hypothesis. Currently, we know that internal migration to rural areas increased in some countries during 2020, although not with intensity speculated by media. However, little is known about attributes attracting migrants, demographic composition inflows, and if counterurbanisation movements persisted over 2021. Drawing on administrative population register data, analysed main types pulling migrants Spain their characteristics, namely age, sex place birth 2020 using period 2016-2019 as benchmark. Our results show in-migration close cities high prevalence second homes while out-migration declined. Exceptionally inflows 2021, but outflows converged figures observed prior pandemic. Inflows comprised across wide age spectrum, from young adults families retired individuals. These flows also foreign-born, particularly populations range Latin American countries.

Язык: Английский

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Urban exodus? Understanding human mobility in Britain during the COVID‐19 pandemic using Meta‐Facebook data

Population Space and Place, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 29(1)

Опубликована: Дек. 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.

Язык: Английский

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COVID-19, cities and inequality

Applied Geography, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 160, С. 103059 - 103059

Опубликована: Сен. 26, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Virtual special issue: Internal migration in times of COVID‐19

Population Space and Place, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 29(7)

Опубликована: Март 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

Язык: Английский

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Nonlinearities and threshold points in the effect of contextual features on the spatial and temporal variability of bus use in Beijing using explainable machine learning: Predictable or uncertain trips?

Journal of Transport Geography, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 123, С. 104126 - 104126

Опубликована: Янв. 23, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Who are leaving metropolitan areas in the post-COVID-19 era: An analysis of urban residents’ migration decisions in Japan

Asian and Pacific migration journal, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 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.

Язык: Английский

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COVID-19 as a game-changer? The impact of the pandemic on urban trajectories

Cities, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 134, С. 104162 - 104162

Опубликована: Дек. 29, 2022

Will the COVID-19 pandemic interrupt recent European urbanization trends - and if so what is magnitude of this sudden shock, how deaths, births, net migration contribute to disruption? Until now, most discussions on topic have circled either around anecdotal evidence city center decline, or contrarian speculations about residential inertia forthcoming business-as-usual. Bringing clarity uncertainty confusion surrounding COVID-19, paper seeks detect overarching patterns in its shock long-term urban trajectories, understood as a reversal pre-pandemic population development trend, across cities early 2020s. It reveals that during first year growth significantly slowed down -0.3 % per annum, with 28 all having experienced U-turn from loss. Out-migration was main driver such rapid shrinkage, while excess mortality associated has also contributed loss several city-regions; some, especially, smaller suffered significant drop birth rates. Based factorial, hierarchical, temporal dimensions crisis, provides plausible forecast future Europe's post-coronavirus city.

Язык: Английский

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Pandemic mobility, second homes and housing market change in a rural amenity area during COVID-19 – The Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales

Progress in Planning, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 172, С. 100731 - 100731

Опубликована: Ноя. 24, 2022

The Covid-19 pandemic has been presented as a critical change driver for rural amenity areas, precipitating urban flight and decentralisation of housing choice investment. House prices in both near-urban more distant markets saw considerable growth 2020 2021, linked to mix second home investment, expanded demand holiday letting, migration exploit flexible-working opportunities, homebuying early retirement. These demand-side pressures, apparently accentuated by the pandemic, combine with supply-side constraints on development areas (which can accommodate limited amount additional housing) produce significant stress. However, processes affecting some different parts world, have arguably generalised all localised remain under-investigated. This monograph explores experience Brecon Beacons National Park Wales, UK – an area good connectivity number major centres therefore sources extra-local demand. Focusing buying, leading element pressure considers particular circumstances this area. It shows that combination amplified factors, heightened constraints, due phosphate crisis Park's river catchments, requires programme actions extends beyond domain order resolve escalating market challenges associated community economic risks.

Язык: Английский

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Questioning the Covid-19-induced ‘counterurbanisation story’: Discourse coalitions in the promotion of a new counterurban movement in the Austrian public media

Habitat International, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 147, С. 103059 - 103059

Опубликована: Март 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

Язык: Английский

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