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June 9, 2016Population Space and PlaceOpen Access

The Impact of Internal Migration on Population Redistribution: an International Comparison

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PRPhilip ReesMBMartin BellMKMarek Kupiszewski

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Overview

Cross-national demographic analysis reveals population redistribution dynamics across countries representing 80% of global population, highlighting development-driven settlement shifts.

Key Points

  • Systematically measure and compare cross-national population redistribution driven by internal migration across diverse spatial scales and national development stages.
  • Analyzed internal migration data using IMAGE Studio software across a sample of countries representing 80% of the global population to harmonize varying geographic zone configurations.
  • Formulated the Index of Net Migration Impact to capture system-wide redistribution while evaluating the distinct effects of migration intensity and migration effectiveness.
  • Calculated the regression slope between migration and population density across administrative zones to quantify the direction and pace of population concentration.
  • Quantified system-wide population redistribution, delineating how migration intensity and migration effectiveness differentially drive cross-national variations.
  • Identified significant correlations between national indicators of population redistribution and stages of national socioeconomic development.
  • Formulated a general theoretical model demonstrating that internal migration systematically shifts human settlement patterns throughout the national development trajectory.

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Rees et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a00cd8ee92f4a033c855382https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.2036
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