by Eric M. Power. / Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2008. / Bibliography: leaves 99-112.

This paper explores the individual meanings behind the patterns of residential mobility of former asylum seekers in Sweden. While there are numerous studies of residential segregation and migration patterns amongst natives and immigrants alike, fewer have asked the actual patternmakers what driving forces lie behind their decisions to resettle. This study aims to put light on former asylum seekers’ specific experiences of their resettlements and whether the asylum process in itself affect later migration patterns during the life-course. Through in-depth interviews seven respondents told their life stories with focus on how and why they resettled during their time inSweden. The study showed how the structural factors that initiated their general migration patterns of frequent resettlements gave way over time to less frequent moves where life-course events were the main factors. The results indicate that the asylum process may indeed affect subsequent resettlements in so far that the first own accommodation type of area seem to be important to future residential area choices throughout the life-course. The findings should be of interest for further studies on a greater scale and to policy makers trying to counteract segregation in the metropolitan areas of Sweden in a time of increased refugee flows.

Since 1989, Czechia has undergone many changes. Increasingly important part of Czech society is represented by foreign inhabitants, who - most often - move to Prague. The capital city is target of economic migrants but also of those foreigners who seek a new home. The aim of the diploma thesis is to get to know spatial patterns of migration of population in Prague between 1992 and 2011 and to explain geographical causes of migration. The first part of the thesis discusses theoretical approaches dealing with mobility, especially with migration and residential mobility. Next chapter introduces development of migration of population in Prague and summarizes basic findings about the most numerous groups of foreigners living in the capital city. Based on data from registers of migration, general trends in population migration are identified, then, migration activity of Prague inhabitants by citizenship is analyzed. Case study of urbanistic district Nové Butovice-západ in the final part of the thesis verifies, by triangulation of research methods, the reliability of statistical data on numbers and movement of foreigners in Prague and analyzes the influence of immigration of Russian citizens on changing social environment of the studied locality.

Este trabalho discorrerá sobre a análise comportamental das famílias quanto aos seus anseios relacionados aos atributos de localização e de características de moradia na cidade de São Paulo quando submetidos a processos de escolhas múltiplas para futura residência, tendo como resultado a hierarquização dos atributos escolhidos em grau de importância. Para a análise dos anseios das famílias foram utilizados questionários enviados por e-mail a clientes que adquiriram apartamentos de uma incorporadora na cidade de São Paulo ou que visitaram seus stands de vendas, totalizando 103 respondentes. O banco de dados fornecido pela incorporadora era composto por nome, endereço residencial, endereço de e-mail, idade, renda familiar. Estes questionários tiveram como base os artigos de MONTGOMERY e CURTIS(2006) e WIDMANN E KELLY (2011) e foram distribuídos ao público por intermédio da plataforma Survey Monkey . As perguntas foram baseadas em variáveis de atributos de localização e de características de moradia, segundo BURGESS E SKELTYS (1992). Quanto ao público, as perguntas foram em relação à estrutura familiar, a localização da sua residência atual, idade e faixa de renda. Os resultados estão apresentados por meio de gráficos demonstrando as preferências de cada público identificado, estratificando-o segundo às suas estruturas familiares e idades, faixa etária e por fim renda familiar em relação aos atributos elencados na fase de elaboração do questionário. Espera-se com esta dissertação entender os anseios das famílias residentes da cidade de São Paulo quanto as suas prioridades no que diz respeito às escolhas de características de moradia e de localização. Como produto final do trabalho disponibilizar dados, informações e recomendações que possam ser utilizados em pesquisas futuras, atendendo às necessidades dos desenvolvedores de produtos imobiliários, profissionais de marketing e da área de real state . / This paper will discuss the behavioral analysis of the families regarding their desires related to the attributes of location and characteristics of housing in the city of São Paulo when submitted to multiple choice processes for future residence, resulting in the hierarchy of the attributes chosen in degree of importance. In order to analyze the families\' wishes, questionnaires were sent by e-mail to clients who purchased apartments from a developer in the city of São Paulo or who visited their sales stands, totaling 103 respondents. The database provided by the developer was composed of name, home address, e-mail address, age, family income. These questionnaires were based on the articles by MONTGOMERY and CURTIS (2006) and WIDMANN AND KELLY (2011) and were distributed to the public through the Survey Monkey platform. The questions were based on variables of location attributes and housing characteristics, according to BURGESS AND SKELTYS (1992). As for the public, the questions were in relation to the family structure, the location of his current residence, age and income range. The results are presented through graphs showing the preferences of each identified audience, stratifying it according to their family structures and ages, age group and finally family income in relation to the attributes listed in the questionnaire elaboration phase. It is hoped that this dissertation will understand the aspirations of the families living in the city of São Paulo, as well as their priorities regarding the choice of characteristics of housing and location. As the final product of the work, provide data, information and recommendations that can be used in future research, meeting the needs of developers of real estate products, marketing professionals and real estate professionals.

Thesis. 1975. Ph.D.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil Engineering. / Bibliography: leaves 329-336. / Ph.D.

This study is an examination of residential mobility and its outcomes focussing on the forced relocation of public housing tenants from The Parks area of metropolitan Adelaide. In Euro-American countries, this type of residential mobility is increasingly used as a means of facilitating urban regeneration and countering the effects of the ongoing decrease in local public housing stock. The result is growing numbers of public tenants affected by relocation. The study agues that these public tenants have the right to a basic level of residential satisfaction, and in order for this satisfaction to be provided; the conditions and character of its formation must be understood. The thesis examines residential mobility and the formation of residential satisfaction to provide a basis for understanding the outcomes and effects of relocation, who is most affected, and how to target solutions to improve the relocation process. Despite the fact that households experience similar influences, and make their residential decisions in largely predictable ways, the formulation of residential satisfaction and the effects of relocation are highly individualised. Successful relocation is shown to be dependent on the inclusion of tenants' expert knowledge about their own residential satisfaction; this means that resident involvement in the process is crucial. This thesis investigates a means of combining these findings to improve the outcome of the relocation process for each individual tenant and their household. A prototype Spatial Decision Support System (SDSS) is constructed to allow relocating tenants to participate in their own relocation decision process. This SDSS allows local, spatially referenced information to be combined with each tenants own expert knowledge. This information is combined through a structured decision process, which is presented in a portable computer program with a simplified user interface. This SDSS is tested by relocating tenants and key stakeholders from The Parks to evaluate its usefulness in improving the relocation process. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Geography and Environmental Studies, 2002.

This dissertation aims to investigate alternative explanations for the adjustment of low-income inner-city minorities to residential locations. Particularly, this study searches for an answer to find the reason why low-income inner-city minorities do not move to residential locations with more job opportunities (suburbs). Much of the basis for the analysis in this dissertation derives from the irreversible investment theory under the assumption that moving can be considered as an irreversible investment. First, this study formulates a search model in which individuals simultaneously search for jobs and residential locations in two places: suburb and inner-city. Second, by employing The Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) and Geocode files, this study attempts to address how social capital plays a role in households’ moving decisions under the irreversibility assumption. This study presents evidence that the social capital has a negative causal effect on moving decision, that is, the high levels of social capital reduce the probability of moving.

Thèse (Ph. D.)--Université Laval, 2000. / Comprend des réf. bibliogr.

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This research estimates the consequences of socioeconomic residential segregation on educational outcomes in the context of the Chilean voucher system used for education. It is found that the combination of school and socioeconomic residential segregation creates challenges to social mobility and social inclusion of the most vulnerable population. Poverty concentration is understood as the clustering dimension of socioeconomic residential segregation. Its effects are measured by combining quantitative and qualitative methods. Quantitative methods measure the magnitude of two spatial processes: spatial heterogeneity--the contextual differences between neighborhoods--and spatial dependence--by which educational outcomes of one neighborhood depend upon those of adjacent neighborhoods. Spatial processes are tested with multilevel and spatial models implemented in a two step procedure that approximates a hierarchical spatial model. This methodological innovation creates the opportunity for new analytical understanding of the mechanisms driving these spatial processes. A collective case study method of educational communities in three segregated neighborhoods is applied in order to understand the mechanisms driving these spatial processes. More than 16% of the variation in 4th graders' math test scores in Santiago is found to be explained by the characteristics of the neighborhood where the school is located. The effects of concentrated poverty are perceived through the actions of certain social mediators. Whether a student lives with both parents and the strength of the family-school bonds are particularly key factors in predicting educational outcomes in poor and segregated areas. Families in these neighborhoods lack exposure to the middle and upper classes' attitude toward education, which is dominant in formal school settings; thus, a strong school-family bond is a way of bridging this difference in attitude. On the other hand, in poor and segregated areas, teacher job satisfaction is negatively associated with test scores. Some schools adjust their expectations downward about their students' potential outcomes; furthermore, some teachers see themselves as successful social workers but with diminished expectations of students' educational outcomes, which explains this negative correlation. Concentrated poverty affects educational outcomes, but this effect is not deterministic. In fact, some families show successful coping strategies, while others do not. Although further research is needed to explain these differences, this research suggests that the school plays an important role in counterbalancing the negative effects of socioeconomic residential segregation on educational outcomes. Thus, besides neighborhood and school socioeconomic integration, policies aimed at strengthening the mediating role of the school are relevant ways of preventing the negative effects of spatial concentration of poverty on educational outcomes. / text