TY - GEN
T1 - Study on the changing spatial focusing of inter-provincial migration in China based on Gini index
AU - Liu, Dawei
AU - Pu, Yingxia
AU - Han, Hongling
AU - Wang, Yaping
AU - Song, Xuetao
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 IEEE.
PY - 2016/1/11
Y1 - 2016/1/11
N2 - In this paper, we examine the degree of spatial focusing of the inter-provincial migration in China by using the Gini index. Based on the data from the 2000 and 2010 censuses in China, we analyze the changes of spatial focusing of inter-provincial migration flows between 2000 and 2010. The results indicate that, firstly, the spatial distribution of inter-provincial migration flows in China is highly focused, and the migration flows are in the direction of equality. Secondly, the provinces with lower degree of spatial focusing of in-migration tend to focus on the inland areas, and the provinces with a higher degree of spatial focusing of inmigration tend to focus on the southeastern, northwestern, and northeastern coasts of China. This 'inland dispersed, outland focused' distribution pattern will exist for a long time. Thirdly, China's inter-provincial out-migration flows are spatially more focused than in-migration in particular. The provinces with lower degree of spatial focusing of out-migration, mainly distribute in the southeastern coast China and northwestern China. The provinces with higher degree of spatial focusing of out-migration tend to focus on the southern China. This 'outland dispersed and inland focused' pattern is strengthening. Finally, there is a negative correlation between in-migration and out-migration flows of spatial focusing in China. We speculate the relationship will become u-shaped in the future.
AB - In this paper, we examine the degree of spatial focusing of the inter-provincial migration in China by using the Gini index. Based on the data from the 2000 and 2010 censuses in China, we analyze the changes of spatial focusing of inter-provincial migration flows between 2000 and 2010. The results indicate that, firstly, the spatial distribution of inter-provincial migration flows in China is highly focused, and the migration flows are in the direction of equality. Secondly, the provinces with lower degree of spatial focusing of in-migration tend to focus on the inland areas, and the provinces with a higher degree of spatial focusing of inmigration tend to focus on the southeastern, northwestern, and northeastern coasts of China. This 'inland dispersed, outland focused' distribution pattern will exist for a long time. Thirdly, China's inter-provincial out-migration flows are spatially more focused than in-migration in particular. The provinces with lower degree of spatial focusing of out-migration, mainly distribute in the southeastern coast China and northwestern China. The provinces with higher degree of spatial focusing of out-migration tend to focus on the southern China. This 'outland dispersed and inland focused' pattern is strengthening. Finally, there is a negative correlation between in-migration and out-migration flows of spatial focusing in China. We speculate the relationship will become u-shaped in the future.
KW - China
KW - Gini index
KW - in-/out-migration flows
KW - inter-provincial
KW - spatial focusing
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84962467444
U2 - 10.1109/GEOINFORMATICS.2015.7378583
DO - 10.1109/GEOINFORMATICS.2015.7378583
M3 - 会议稿件
AN - SCOPUS:84962467444
T3 - International Conference on Geoinformatics
BT - Proceedings - 23rd International Conference on Geoinformatics 2015, Geoinformatics 2015
A2 - Hu, Shixiong
A2 - Ye, Xinyue
PB - IEEE Computer Society
T2 - 23rd International Conference on Geoinformatics, Geoinformatics 2015
Y2 - 19 June 2015 through 21 June 2015
ER -