Overview

The ‘life chances’ of people are shaped by where they live, but equally the fortunes of places are tied to the characteristics of their residents. These place effects are dynamically re-shaped as places become increasingly connected through economic ties as well as internal and international migration. CURDS has a long research tradition on migration and commuting between areas, the characteristics of those flows, and consequences for both origin and destination places. Research in this theme extends from the implications of population (re)distribution and local or regional population loss, through to identifying functional areas and exploring spatial exclusion from smart city technologies.

• Links between social and spatial mobility 
• Demographic change and internal migration 
• Defining labour market areas
• Depopulation and shrinking cities
• Smart cities and spatial inequality 

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