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Re-thinking residential mobility: Linking lives through time and space

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: While researchers are increasingly re-conceptualizing international migration, far less attention has been devoted to re-thinking short-distance residential mobility and immobility. In this paper we harness the life course approach to propose a new conceptual framework for residential mobility research. We contend that residential mobility and immobility should be re-conceptualized as relational practices that link lives through time and space while connecting people to structural conditions. Re-thinking and re-assessing residential mobility by exploiting new developments in longitudinal analysis will allow geographers to understand, critique and address pressing societal challenges.

Source: Progress in Human Geography

DOI: 10.1177/0309132515575417

Authors: Rory Coulter, Maarten van Ham, Allan M. Findlay

Institutions: University of Cambridge, University of St Andrews, Delft University of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,900