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Left behind and left out: Evaluating (dis)connections in the spatially focused migration network of England and Wales

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: Previous research has often linked socioeconomic decline and 'left behind' places with out‐migration and depopulation. Few analyses have reflected on the role of connectivity in the migratory system, and how this varies across groups and places to produce peripheralisation. Using detailed migration in England and Wales, we examine the level of spatial focusing of migration flows between local authority origins and destinations, using the Gini index. The study extends the established spatial focusing literature to consider the role of age and investigates the phenomenon in 'left behind' places. Our findings show the complexity of the role of migration in the production of left behind places, with implications for population redistribution.

Source: Population Space and Place

DOI: 10.1002/psp.2722

Authors: Rachael Sanderson, Rachel Franklin, Danny MacKinnon, Joe Matthews

Institution: Newcastle University

Language: English

Topic: Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends

Subfield: Demography

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,430