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Peer reviewedReid, John D. – Phylon, 1974
A description of some of the major redistribution trends of the black population in the South with reference to migration patterns and urban growth. (EH)
Descriptors: Black Population Trends, Geographic Distribution, Migration Patterns, Racial Distribution
Peer reviewedReid, John D.; Tucker, C. Jack – Phylon, 1977
Discusses "general trends in black urbanization for the greater part of the twentieth century and the similarities and dissimilarities black trends have had with those of whites." Analyzes "the role migration has played in redistributing blacks to the country's largest cities." Examines "urbanization trends in terms of black occupational and…
Descriptors: Blacks, Census Figures, Dropouts, Economic Opportunities
Download full textMorrison, Peter A. – 1974
The United States is a highly urbanized nation with space in abundance, yet large portions of its national territory are emptying out. The counterpart of this pervasive population decline is a highly selective pattern of growth, conferred by a national system of migration flows that has increasingly favored a certain few metropolitan areas. This…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Demography, Inner City, Metropolitan Areas
Morrison, Peter A. – 1974
It is proposed in this document that the selectivity of migration, in terms of both people and places become a more imposing influence in urbanization as the role of natural increase as a source of urban growth diminishes. Recent U.S. growth policy proposals have frequently been marked by a simplistic view of how urban growth works, compounded by…
Descriptors: Demography, Economic Factors, Geographic Location, Migration Patterns
Peer reviewedPannell, Clifton – Journal of Geography, 1995
Maintains that Chinese urbanization is proceeding rapidly in step with population growth and a structural shift in employment patterns. Discusses governmental policies and economic reforms that enhance the urbanization process. Describes four extended metropolitan areas and maintains they will be the models for future urbanization. (CFR)
Descriptors: Demography, Economic Change, Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries
Tilly, Charles – 1965
Wilmington, Delaware, a medium-sized industrial center in the eastern United States, was the site for this study of migration. The report presents some of the major ideas, hypotheses, and findings of a study on recruitment, movement, and assimilation of migrants into Wilmington. Data for the study were obtained from the 1960 census figures and…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Blue Collar Occupations, Census Figures, Demography
Tucker, Charles Jackson; Reid, John Daniel – 1974
Three issues are discussed in the beginning of this paper: general trends of urban population growth among blacks since 1930, regional variations in growth and distribution from 1950 to 1970, and urban growth and metropolitanization. The remainder of the paper examines the growth of the black urban population by size of place from 1950 to 1970.…
Descriptors: Black Community, Black Population Trends, Blacks, Change Agents
