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Immigration, spatial inequality and place attractiveness

Immigration, spatial inequality and place attractiveness INTRODUCTIONUnderstanding why individuals migrate and settle in particular places is one of the most important questions within the broader field of migration studies. This question has gained renewed policy relevance as countries increasingly compete for the ‘best and the brightest’ (Cerna & Czaika, 2016) and for the low‐skilled immigrants who, as the COVID‐19 pandemic has shown, fill essential jobs in an economy (Dutch News, 2020). Moreover, finding out what makes a place attractive is crucial for those places that are in need of new inhabitants, for example, because they experience population decline or labour shortages.In this Special Issue, we intend to provide new insights and consolidate our knowledge of what makes places attractive for whom. Our work builds on and complements a rich body of literature investigating place attractiveness, but also attempts to put forward a novel argument. Specifically, the papers in this Special Issue bring to the fore the important role that spatial inequality plays in making places attractive for specific groups of immigrants. By spatial inequality, we understand the uneven distribution of resources, capacities, and capabilities between places (see Ulceluse et al., 2020). We take a broad understanding of the concept to include material and economic aspects such as employment http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png "Population, Space and Place" Wiley

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10.1002/psp.2616
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INTRODUCTIONUnderstanding why individuals migrate and settle in particular places is one of the most important questions within the broader field of migration studies. This question has gained renewed policy relevance as countries increasingly compete for the ‘best and the brightest’ (Cerna & Czaika, 2016) and for the low‐skilled immigrants who, as the COVID‐19 pandemic has shown, fill essential jobs in an economy (Dutch News, 2020). Moreover, finding out what makes a place attractive is crucial for those places that are in need of new inhabitants, for example, because they experience population decline or labour shortages.In this Special Issue, we intend to provide new insights and consolidate our knowledge of what makes places attractive for whom. Our work builds on and complements a rich body of literature investigating place attractiveness, but also attempts to put forward a novel argument. Specifically, the papers in this Special Issue bring to the fore the important role that spatial inequality plays in making places attractive for specific groups of immigrants. By spatial inequality, we understand the uneven distribution of resources, capacities, and capabilities between places (see Ulceluse et al., 2020). We take a broad understanding of the concept to include material and economic aspects such as employment

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"Population, Space and Place" – Wiley

Published: Nov 1, 2022

Keywords: immigration; inequality; place attractiveness; spatial inequality

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