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Demographic dynamics across urban settings and implications for ethnic geographies
Author(s) -
Imeraj Lena,
Finney Nissa,
Gadeyne Sylvie
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
population, space and place
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.398
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1544-8452
pISSN - 1544-8444
DOI - 10.1002/psp.2391
Subject(s) - demographic change , ethnic group , census , neighbourhood (mathematics) , geography , economic geography , population , demographic analysis , perspective (graphical) , demographic economics , demography , sociology , regional science , mathematical analysis , mathematics , artificial intelligence , anthropology , computer science , economics
Abstract There remains a tendency to treat demographic components of urban change in isolation from one another, neglecting the interplay between them. Thus, research has fallen short of an integrated demographic approach for explaining ethnic densification and segregation. To address this shortfall, this paper attends to the dynamics of the components of demographic change and in particular their migrant‐ and location‐specific expressions. The analyses use linked individual‐level comprehensive Belgian census data from 1991 and 2001, focussing on 12 ethnic groups and five cities. The demographic decomposition provides three conclusions: the contribution of demographic components of population change varies spatially at city and neighbourhood levels; co‐ethnics in differing urban settings have heterogeneous demographic experience; and demographic components of change are generally reproducing ethnic geographies, but some trends of deconcentration are observed. These findings provide a more nuanced perspective on segregation debates and demographic models of migrant integration.