Jiangbin Yin, Zhipeng Xu, Qianqian Zhang, Zhewen Kang
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Abstract
At the global scale, cross-border migration as well as intra-country migration is common. As an individual-level adaptive strategy, migration has an important impact on economic development, socio-political and cultural process. However, scholars have mostly focused on spatial-temporal variations, predictions about migration using models and individuals’ behavior at the micro-level, only limiting researches that analyze migration from a multidimensional perspective. Therefore, in this paper, we focus on China’s floating population, empirically reveal the spatial distribution trend of migration and its influence mechanisms by constructing a multidimensional distances model. Results show that (1) The net migrating population shows a community structure, with low-value area’s agglomeration, and a multi-polar distribution in high-value areas, and some provincial capitals experiencing an obvious ‘population filling’ phenomenon. The migration flows are mainly from prefecture-level cities to capitals of the same province, and from neighboring cities to megacities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, etc. (2) After controlling the characteristic factors of the out-migrating place and the destination city, economic distance significantly promotes migration flows, while geographic, administrative and cultural distance hinders migration. (3) In different regions, there are significant differences in the mechanisms by which multidimensional distances affect migration. The study has constructed a relatively complete and unified analytical framework for the impact of multidimensional distances on migration, which can help enrich the study of migration in geography and provide scientific references for relevant policy formulations.
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The journal has an applied focus: it actively promotes the importance of geographical research in real world settings
It is policy-relevant: it seeks both a readership and contributions from practitioners as well as academics
The substantive foundation is spatial analysis: the use of quantitative techniques to identify patterns and processes within geographic environments
The combination of these points, which are fully reflected in the naming of the journal, establishes a unique position in the marketplace.
RationaleA geographical perspective has always been crucial to the understanding of the social and physical organisation of the world around us. The techniques of spatial analysis provide a powerful means for the assembly and interpretation of evidence, and thus to address critical questions about issues such as crime and deprivation, immigration and demographic restructuring, retailing activity and employment change, resource management and environmental improvement. Many of these issues are equally important to academic research as they are to policy makers and Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy aims to close the gap between these two perspectives by providing a forum for discussion of applied research in a range of different contexts
Topical and interdisciplinaryIncreasingly government organisations, administrative agencies and private businesses are requiring research to support their ‘evidence-based’ strategies or policies. Geographical location is critical in much of this work which extends across a wide range of disciplines including demography, actuarial sciences, statistics, public sector planning, business planning, economics, epidemiology, sociology, social policy, health research, environmental management.
FocusApplied Spatial Analysis and Policy will draw on applied research from diverse problem domains, such as transport, policing, education, health, environment and leisure, in different international contexts. The journal will therefore provide insights into the variations in phenomena that exist across space, it will provide evidence for comparative policy analysis between domains and between locations, and stimulate ideas about the translation of spatial analysis methods and techniques across varied policy contexts. It is essential to know how to measure, monitor and understand spatial distributions, many of which have implications for those with responsibility to plan and enhance the society and the environment in which we all exist.
Readership and Editorial BoardAs a journal focused on applications of methods of spatial analysis, Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy will be of interest to scholars and students in a wide range of academic fields, to practitioners in government and administrative agencies and to consultants in private sector organisations. The Editorial Board reflects the international and multidisciplinary nature of the journal.
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