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Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Preface -- The Book and the Series -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Contributors -- Figures -- Tables -- PART I Introducing the census -- 1 The 2011 Census in the United Kingdom -- 2 A history of census-taking in the UK -- PART II Taking the 2011 Census and assuring the quality of the data -- 3 The 2011 Census: From preparation to publication -- 4 The 2011 Census quality assurance process -- PART III Delivering different types of census data to users -- 5 UK census aggregate statistics: Characteristics and access -- 6 Geographic boundary data and their online access -- 7 Census interaction data and their means of access -- 8 Census microdata: Cross-sectional samples -- 9 Longitudinal studies in the UK -- PART IV Visualising 2011 Census data -- 10 Using graphics to drive user engagement: Experiences from the 2011 Census -- 11 Contrasting approaches to engaging census data users -- 12 The Thematic Mapper -- 13 An automated open atlas for the 2011 Census -- 14 Ethnic identity and inequalities: Local authority summaries -- 15 Mapping travel-to-work flows -- 16 Circular migration plots -- PART V Using 2011 Census data for research -- 17 Creating a new open geodemographic classification of the UK using 2011 Census data -- 18 Uneven family geographies in England and Wales: (Non)traditionality and change between 2001 and 2011 -- 19 Using census data in microsimulation modelling -- 20 Local ethnic inequalities and ethnic minority concentration in England and Wales, 2001-11 -- 21 Using the 2001 and 2011 Censuses to reconcile ethnic group estimates and components for the intervening decade for English local authority districts -- 22 The prevalence of informal care and its association with health: Longitudinal research using census data for England and Wales

Population migration involves the relocation of individuals, households or moving groups between geographical locations. Aggregate spatial patterns of movement reflect complex combinations of motivation that influence migration behaviour and determine destination choice. Consequently there is a huge literature on modelling different types of migration at various spatial scales. This paper, which originates from a study for EUROSTAT to find a generally applicable migration model, endeavours to review the state of the art by exploiting the distinction between explanatory and projection models. Whilst the review inevitably lacks comprehensiveness, it demonstrates the difference between mathematical and statistical approaches, highlights a recent two-stage model developed for use in a policy context in the UK, and contrasts these methods with models developed in the context of multi-state demography and used for migration projection in the European Union.

"Encompassing a broad range of innovative studies on planning support science, this timely Handbook examines how the consequences of pressing societal challenges can be addressed using computer-based systems. Chapters explore the use of new streams of big and open data as well as data from traditional sources, offering significant critical insights into the field. Contributions from key scholars from around the world demonstrate how mature the field of planning support science has become in providing support for practitioners to confront diverse problems. The Handbook analyses a carefully selected range of case studies looking at digitization, big data, geodesign, applied modelling, smart city instruments and planning support systems. It addresses key urban challenges including traffic congestion, neighbourhood gentrification and urban heat-island formation, providing examples of how planning practitioners can improve modern urban conditions. Scholars of urban and regional studies as well as human geographers will find this to be a critical reference on the topic. With examples of planning applications from across the world, this will also be a key resource for urban and regional planners and policy-makers"--

Although the human population growth rate of the world has been declining since peaking in the early 1960s, the populations of individual countries are changing at different rates. Population dynamics at national level are partly determined by levels of fertility and mortality, but the impact of international migration is playing an increasingly important role. Moreover, internal migration plays a major part in population change at the sub-national level.This fourth volume in the series "Understanding Population Trends and Processes" is a celebration of the work of Professor Philip Rees. It contains chapters by contributors who have collaborated with Phil Rees on research or consultancy projects or as postgraduate students. Several chapters demonstrate the technical nature of population projection modelling and simulation methods while others illustrate issues relating to data availability and estimation. This book demonstrates the application of theoretical and modelling methods and addresses key issues relating to contemporary demographic patterns and trends.

Inequality is one of the major problems of the contemporary world. Significant geographical disparities exist within nations of the developed world, as well as between these countries and those referred to as the 'South' in "The Bruntland Report". Issues of equity and deprivation must be addressed in view of sustainable development. However, before policymakers can remove the obstacles to a fairer world, it is essential to understand the nature of inequality, both in terms of its spatial and socio-demographic characteristics. This second volume in the series contains population studi.