61:10041 Bean, Frank
D.; Myers, George C.; Angel, Jacqueline L.; Galle, Omer R.
Geographic concentration, migration, and population redistribution
among the elderly. In: Demography of aging, edited by Linda G.
Martin and Samuel H. Preston. 1994. 319-55 pp. National Academy Press:
Washington, D.C. In Eng.
The purpose of this review is to examine
the geographic distribution of the elderly population in the United
States and the factors that contribute to its change over time
(especially migration). The first section of the chapter summarizes
patterns of elderly geographic concentration in the country....The
second section focuses on patterns of elderly and nonelderly population
redistribution....The third section examines the results of research
about migration....A fourth section introduces international
comparisons....The fifth section specifies some of the major remaining
gaps in knowledge about elderly migration and
redistribution...."
Correspondence: F. D. Bean, University
of Texas, Department of Sociology, Population Research Center, 1800
Main Building, Austin, TX 78712. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
61:10042 Champion,
A. G.; Clark, W. A. V. Migration and population
redistribution I. Environment and Planning A, Vol. 26, No. 10, Oct
1994. 1,497-577 pp. London, England. In Eng.
This special section
is the first of two which will present eight papers on internal
migration and spatial distribution. The papers were presented at a
conference held in Los Angeles, California, in August 1992. The
geographical focus is on the United Kingdom, the United States, and
Germany.
Selected items will be cited in this or subsequent issues
of Population Index.
Correspondence: A. G. Champion,
University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Department of Geography, Newcastle
upon Tyne NE1 7RU, England. Location: Princeton University
Library (UES).
61:10043 Champion,
A. G. Population change and migration in Britain since
1981: evidence for continuing deconcentration. Environment and
Planning A, Vol. 26, No. 10, Oct 1994. 1,501-20 pp. London, England. In
Eng.
Recent trends in spatial distribution and internal migration
in Britain are reviewed using small-area statistics from the 1981 and
1991 censuses. "The results indicate that the differentials in the
population growth rate between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan Britain
narrowed somewhat between the 1970s and the 1980s, but the negative
relationship between urban status and population change remained very
clear. Moreover, contrary to the experience of the U.S.A. and a number
of European countries, in the mid-1980s Britain saw a resurgence of
nonmetropolitan growth which had widespread impact across the
country."
Correspondence: A. G. Champion, University of
Newcastle upon Tyne, Department of Geography, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1
7RU, England. Location: Princeton University Library (UES).
61:10044 Champion,
Tony; Dorling, Daniel. Population change for Britain's
functional regions, 1951-91. Population Trends, No. 77, Autumn
1994. 14-23 pp. London, England. In Eng.
"This article highlights
results derived from an aggregation of 1991 [U.K.] Census data to the
CURDS [Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies at the
University of Newcastle upon Tyne] functional regions framework. The
principal features of population distribution in 1991 are presented,
and changes since 1981 are analysed and compared with earlier trends.
The metropolitan/freestanding, urban/rural, and core/ring dimensions of
the functional regions framework continue to provide powerful
descriptions of the geographical patterns of population change in
Britain, alongside the widening North-South
divide."
Correspondence: T. Champion, University of
Newcastle upon Tyne, Housing and Society Research Group, Newcastle upon
Tyne NE1 7RU, England. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
61:10045 Champion,
Tony. Population distribution and change since 1981.
Geography Review, Vol. 7, No. 1, Sep 1993. 10-5 pp. Deddington,
England. In Eng.
"In this article the provisional 1991 estimates
[from the 1991 U.K. census] are used to highlight the unevenness of
population distribution around the country. They are then compared
with the 1981 data in order to identify the principal changes of the
past decade."
Correspondence: T. Champion, University of
Newcastle upon Tyne, Department of Geography, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1
7RU, England. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
61:10046 Chang,
Kuo-Chen. A neural network approach to geographical
analysis of population pattern change. Pub. Order No. DA9420091.
1994. 158 pp. University Microfilms International: Ann Arbor, Michigan.
In Eng.
In this study, prepared as a doctoral dissertation at the
University of Minnesota, the author attempts "to examine, develop, and
apply neural network...to define the interactions and relationships
that underlie population pattern changes." The focus is on
geographical analysis of the spatial distribution of
population.
Correspondence: University Microfilms
International, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1346.
Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, A: Humanities
and Social Sciences 55(3).
61:10047 Edwards,
John N.; Fuller, Theodore D.; Sermsri, Santhat; Vorakitphokatorn,
Sairudee. Why people feel crowded: an examination of
objective and subjective crowding. Population and Environment,
Vol. 16, No. 2, Nov 1994. 149-73 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
"Prior studies have found only a modest relationship between
objective and subjective crowding, defying logic and commonsensical
notions of why people feel crowded. Using data from a representative
sample of Bangkok, Thailand, where the level of household crowding is
four times that in western societies, we explore several possibilities
of why this is the case....The findings indicate that the
objective-subjective crowding relationship is nonlinear and that there
is a ceiling effect muting the impact of increased objective crowding.
The analyses further suggest that the strength of the relationship is
mitigated somewhat, with part of the feeling of being crowded accounted
for by household circumstances, such as the degree of control an
individual has over the use of household
space."
Correspondence: J. N. Edwards, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University, Department of Sociology, Blacksburg, VA
24061-0137. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
61:10048 Kontuly,
T.; Schon, K. P. Changing western German internal
migration systems during the second half of the 1980s. Environment
and Planning A, Vol. 26, No. 10, Oct 1994. 1,521-43 pp. London,
England. In Eng.
"This study has two purposes. First, we will
analyze in detail the extent to which regional demographic changes
during the second half of the 1980s represent a return to concentration
in western Germany....The second purpose of this paper will be to
measure regional demographic impacts in western Germany as the result
of the large East to West movement of population that occurred before
formal unification...." The results indicate that "the slow downward
trend toward greater spatial deconcentration in West Germany during the
time period 1970 to 1984 shifted back toward concentration from 1985
and through 1988." This involved both labor market changes affecting
primarily the population aged 25-49, and greater concentrations of
population in densely populated regions such as the Ruhr-Rhine and
Saarland.
Correspondence: T. Kontuly, University of Utah,
Department of Geography, 270 Orson Spencer Hall, Salt Lake City, UT
84112. Location: Princeton University Library (UES).
61:10049 Schuler,
Martin; Joye, Dominique. Federal population census 1990.
The geographical levels of Switzerland. [Eidgenossische
Volkszahlung 1990. Die Raumgliederungen der Schweiz/Recensement
federal de la population 1990. Les niveaux geographiques de la
Suisse.] Statistik der Schweiz, Reihe 0: Bereichsubergreifende
Themen/Statistique de la Suisse, Serie 0: Themes Generaux, ISBN
3-303-00093-X. 1994. 312, [5] pp. Bundesamt fur Statistik: Bern,
Switzerland. In Fre; Ger.
This report describes Switzerland's
spatial units, regions, and divisions and how they are defined for
purposes of the 1990 census. It contains a description of each spatial
subdivision, a review of its history and current responsibilities, a
map of its location, and a list of the communes
included.
Correspondence: Bundesamt fur Statistik,
Hallwylstrasse 15, 3003 Bern, Switzerland. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
61:10050 Burdack,
Joachim. Recent trends of population development in the
French urban system. [Jungere Tendenzen de Bevolkerungsentwicklung
im Stadtesystem Frankreichs.] Erdkunde, Vol. 47, No. 1, 1993. 52-60 pp.
Bonn, Germany. In Ger. with sum. in Eng.
"The paper analyses the
population development of French urban agglomerations of more than
50,000 inhabitants over the last three decades (1962-90). Trends of
net migration, natural increase and total population change are
examined with respect to different functional and structural city
types. The results show changes of long established growth patterns:
an overall decrease of urban growth rates in the seventies and the
resurgence of the growth of the largest metropolitan areas in the
eighties."
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
61:10051 Champion,
A. G. Counterurbanisation and population growth within the
urban system. Investigaciones Geograficas Special Issue, 1992.
39-62 pp. Mexico City, Mexico. In Eng.
"The paper focuses on the
results of population monitoring and ideas about population
redistribution. It begins with a description of the
'counterurbanisation phenomenon' as conceptualised in the literature,
and then outlines the progress of urban deconcentration as indicated by
the latest evidence. The paper continues with a discussion of the
various ideas which have been put forward to make sense of
counterurbanisation and ends by stressing the potential importance of
detailed research on the Mexican situation. At each stage the paper
tries to draw out points which could repay investigation in the context
of Mexico's intermediate cities strategy."
Correspondence:
A. G. Champion, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Department of
Geography, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, England. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
61:10052
Constantino-David, Karina; Valte, Maricris R.
Poverty, population growth and the impact of urbanization in the
Philippines. International Social Science Journal, Vol. 46, No. 3,
Sep 1994. 413-21 pp. Cambridge, Massachusetts/Oxford, England. In Eng.
"This article examines the consequences of urban growth within the
context of an underdeveloped export-oriented economy and rapidly
increasing population in the Philippines. In particular, it elaborates
on the continued deterioration of living standards and the dismal lack
of basic services in urban areas, which contribute to further
impoverishment of the majority of urban residents....The article also
discusses the effects of urban poverty on
women."
Correspondence: K. Constantino-David, Harnessing
Self-Reliant Initiatives and Knowledge, 2A Malusog COR, Matiwasay, 1101
U.P. Village, Quezon City, Philippines. Location: Princeton
University Library (PR).
61:10053 Diwakar,
Ashok; Qureshi, M. H. Demographic processes of
urbanisation in Delhi. Population Geography, Vol. 14, No. 1-2,
Jun-Dec 1992. 27-36 pp. Chandigarh, India. In Eng.
"Metropolitanisation has been observed by experts as one of the
main characteristics of Indian urbanisation. Rural to urban migration
has been a major player in urban growth of metropolitan cities,
particularly Delhi. Not only Delhi but its hinterland [are] urbanising
fast as compared to the hinterlands of other major cities of India.
There are several processes of urbanization viz. historical, physical,
demographic and economic. In this paper the role of demographic
processes in urban expansion of Delhi [is
examined]."
Correspondence: A. Diwakar, Dronacharya
Government College, Gurgaon, India. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
61:10054 Fisher,
James H. Hazardous waste in urban growth paths: urban
planning conflicts. In: Studies in applied demography, edited by
K. Vaninadha Rao and Jerry W. Wicks. 1994. 375-84 pp. Bowling Green
State University, Department of Sociology, Population and Society
Research Center: Bowling Green, Ohio. In Eng.
"A team of University
of Cincinnati faculty...is investigating physical, institutional and
legal aspects of urban growth into areas which have pollution producing
land uses....This paper is an assessment of the strategies identified
by the team for doing this research and a discussion of the models
employed for projecting urban growth and environmental risks. The
research is ultimately intended to produce a package of microcomputer
software and institutional guidelines useful to urban planners and
public administrators concerned with managing urban and industrial
growth conflicts."
Correspondence: J. H. Fisher, Wright
State University, Department of Community Medicine/SAIP, 054 Biological
Science Building, Dayton, OH 45435. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
61:10055 Hammel, E.
A.; Mason, Carl. My brother's keeper: modelling kinship
links in early urbanization. In: Old and new methods in historical
demography, edited by David S. Reher and Roger Schofield. 1993. 318-42
pp. Clarendon Press: Oxford, England. In Eng.
The authors use
techniques of computer microsimulation to examine some implications of
a hypothesis originally proposed by Alan Sharlin, which suggested that
a major reason for slow urban growth in early European cities was the
low fertility of recent migrants to the city because of their low
nuptiality rates. The focus is on modeling kinship of migrants through
microsimulation.
Correspondence: E. A. Hammel, University
of California, Department of Demography, 2232 Piedmont Avenue,
Berkeley, CA 94720. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
61:10056 Ito,
Shigeru. Consideration on the vital statistics of cities
in the prewar period. Keizai Kenkyu/Economic Review, Vol. 44, No.
4, Oct 1993. 298-99 pp. Tokyo, Japan. In Jpn.
This study on vital
statistics available for cities in Japan covers the period
1906-1932.
Location: World Bank, Joint Bank-Fund Library,
Washington, D.C.
61:10057 Ko, Sung
Ho. Urban growth in Korea, 1970-1980: an application of
the human ecological perspective. Korea Journal of Population and
Development, Vol. 23, No. 1, Jul 1994. 1-18 pp. Seoul, Korea, Republic
of. In Eng.
"This study aims to understand the conditions under
which [South] Korean cities grew. Building upon ecological theories of
population redistribution...,variables that are expected to influence
urban growth in Korea are derived. Using a series of Population
Censuses of Korea, 1970 and 1980, multiple regression analyses are
conducted. The analysis shows that ecological theories are fairly
effective in explaining urban growth in Korea. To be specific,
ecological variables accounted for about two-thirds of the urban growth
rate and between 37 percent and 76 percent of net migration rates,
depending on age groups. Indigenous labor surplus, population
potential, and sustenance differentiation were most influential over
the urban growth rate. However, determinants of net migration rates by
age are more complex....This study also shows that the effect of
population size substantially decreased in the
1970s...."
Correspondence: S. H. Ko, Sung Kyun Kwan
University, 53, 3-ga, Myungryun-dong, Chongro-ku, Seoul 110-745,
Republic of Korea. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
61:10058 Lin, George
C.-S. Changing theoretical perspectives on urbanisation in
Asian developing countries. Third World Planning Review, Vol. 16,
No. 1, Feb 1994. 1-23 pp. Liverpool, England. In Eng.
This study
examines some of the characteristics of urbanization in Asia's
developing countries. "Five major theoretical issues are assessed in
this paper: 1) the role of cities in regional development; 2) the
dualistic nature of employment in Asian cities; 3) trans-national
capital and urbanisation; 4) socialism and urbanisation; and 5)
extended metropolitan regions in Asia."
Correspondence: G.
C.-S. Lin, University of British Columbia, Department of Geography,
Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z2, Canada. Location: World
Bank, Joint Bank-Fund Library, Washington, D.C.
61:10059 Ma,
Laurence J. C.; Fan, Ming. Urbanisation from below: the
growth of towns in Jiangsu, China. Urban Studies, Vol. 31, No. 10,
Dec 1994. 1,625-45 pp. Abingdon, England. In Eng.
"Urbanisation in
China during the Maoist period was largely a consequence of centralised
planning and Soviet-type industrialisation dominated by the growth of
cities. The towns lost their commercial function and stagnated. Since
the reforms of 1978, the growth of towns has emerged as a new force of
Chinese urbanisation. This case study of the growth of towns in
Jiangsu province shows that enterprises in the towns have attracted a
large number of daily commuters and some migrants, resulting in a more
diversified pattern of population composition in the towns. The
population of the towns is growing at a faster rate than the city
population. Manufacturing dominates the employment structure of the
designated towns, including county capitals, as well as the rural
market towns. The central government of China has not played any
active role in the growth of towns."
Correspondence: L. J.
C. Ma, University of Akron, Department of Geography and Planning,
Akron, OH 44325. Location: Princeton University Library
(UES).
61:10060 Mukherji,
Shekhar. Functional classification of Indian towns by
factor-cluster method (1981 and 1991). IIPS Research Report
Series, No. 5, 1993-1994. 127 pp. International Institute for
Population Sciences: Bombay, India. In Eng.
"This research
monograph [attempts] to unfold the underlying basic dimensions of the
economic structure of India's towns and cities, both for 1981 and 1991
time-points, and has provided and tested a new and a novel methodology,
based on matrix algebra-cum-multivariate techniques of Factor
analysis-cum-Euclidean cluster analysis-cum-Distance
analysis-cum-Hierarchical cluster analysis, for appropriately
classifying various towns and cities into urban functional types and
hierarchies, both for 1981 and 1991."
Correspondence:
International Institute for Population Sciences, Govandi Station Road,
Deonar, Bombay 400 088, India. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
61:10061 Rowland,
Richard H. Declining towns in the former USSR.
Post-Soviet Geography, Vol. 35, No. 6, Jun 1994. 352-65 pp. Silver
Spring, Maryland. In Eng.
"The paper comprises an update of an
earlier study...focused on towns with declining population during the
1959-1970 period. Based on recently published data on individual urban
centers with 15,000 or more inhabitants reported in the 1979 and 1989
censuses, it identifies centers where population declined from 1970 to
1989. The study also assesses selected geographical aspects, economic
functions, and size characteristics of such urban centers. Comparisons
with data from the 1959-1970 period are made to arrive at a 30-year
perspective."
For the previous study, published in 1980, see
46:3122.
Correspondence: R. H. Rowland, California State
University, Department of Geography, 5500 University Parkway, San
Bernardino, CA 92407-2397. Location: Princeton University
Library (PR).
61:10062 Rukmani,
R. Urbanisation and socio-economic change in Tamil Nadu,
1901-91. Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 29, No. 51-52, Dec
17-24, 1994. 3,263-72 pp. Bombay, India. In Eng.
"This article
examines the pattern of urbanisation in Tamil Nadu during 1901-91 and
attempts to identify the factors underlying the observed pattern of
urbanisation. It identifies the different stages of urbanisation, the
distinctive characteristics of each phase and the socio-economic
factors underlying." Data are primarily from the Indian
census.
Location: Princeton University Library (PF).
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