Determinants and Spatial Patterns of Counterurbanization in Times of Crisis: Evidence from Greece
The main purpose of this paper stems from the need for a systematic study of the multiple components that determine the factors that attract residents of urban centers to rural areas in Greece. Based on Multicriteria Analysis (Explanatory Factor Analysis and Hierarchical Analysis) of the last censuses data (2001-2011), the main types (spatial patterns) of Greek municipalities that have potential prospects for settlement are assessed. At the same time, age profiles of people who tend to enter specific types of municipalities are explored, highlighting both the attractiveness factors of the rural areas and what the internal migrant is looking for at the settlement destination. Distinct spatial patterns of counterurbanization can be identified in Greece based on age, physical amenities, employment structures, offer of services, degree of isolation, and the cost of living in the recipient location. Finally, the results identify that spatial, demographic, social and economic inequalities are decisive in the interpretation of internal migration flows.
Volume 59, Number 2, 2020
Type: Article, pp. 85-110
Determinants and Spatial Patterns of Counterurbanization in Times of Crisis: Evidence from Greece
Authors: Evgenia Anastasiou and Marie-Noëlle Duquenne
Affiliations: University of Thessaly, Department of Planning and Regional Development, Laboratory of Demographic and Social Analyses (Anastasiou); University of Thessaly, Department of Planning and Regional Development, Laboratory of Demographic and Social Analyses (Duquenne)
Corresponding author/address: Evgenia Anastasiou, University of Thessaly, Department of Planning and Regional Development, Laboratory of Demographic and Social Analyses (LDSA), Pedion Areos, 38334, Greece; email: [email protected]
Abstract
The main purpose of this paper stems from the need for a systematic study of the multiple components that determine the factors that attract residents of urban centers to rural areas in Greece. Based on Multicriteria Analysis (Explanatory Factor Analysis and Hierarchical Analysis) of the last censuses data (2001-2011), the main types (spatial patterns) of Greek municipalities that have potential prospects for settlement are assessed. At the same time, age profiles of people who tend to enter specific types of municipalities are explored, highlighting both the attractiveness factors of the rural areas and what the internal migrant is looking for at the settlement destination. Distinct spatial patterns of counterurbanization can be identified in Greece based on age, physical amenities, employment structures, offer of services, degree of isolation, and the cost of living in the recipient location. Finally, the results identify that spatial, demographic, social and economic inequalities are decisive in the interpretation of internal migration flows.
Keywords
Human geography, demography, internal migration, Greek rural areas, Greece, pull factors, spatial patterns, multivariate analysis
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MLA
Anastasiou, Evgenia and Marie-Noëlle Duquenne. “Determinants and Spatial Patterns of Counterurbanization in Times of Crisis: Evidence from Greece.” Population Review, vol. 59 no. 2, 2020. Project MUSE muse.jhu.edu/article/760747.
APA
Anastasiou, E., & Duquenne, M. (2020). Determinants and Spatial Patterns of Counterurbanization in Times of Crisis: Evidence from Greece. Population Review 59(2), https://www.muse.jhu.edu/article/760747.
Chicago
Anastasiou, Evgenia, and Marie-Noëlle Duquenne. “Determinants and Spatial Patterns of Counterurbanization in Times of Crisis: Evidence from Greece.” Population Review 59, no. 2 (2020) https://www.muse.jhu.edu/article/760747.
Endnote
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