Belgians on the move
In this article, the principal factors that explain the basic pattern of population distribution will first be outlined from a historical perspective. The current mobility of the population will then be examined, since it is the main factor that now determines population distribution. Historically,...
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Société Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of Geography
2000-12-01
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| author | Herman Van der Haegen Etienne Van Hecke Sandra Savenberg |
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| description | In this article, the principal factors that explain the basic pattern of population distribution will first be outlined from a historical perspective. The current mobility of the population will then be examined, since it is the main factor that now determines population distribution. Historically, but particularly now, the town plays a decisive role, although the extensive immigration of foreigners is also important. Brussels is an example, which illustrates all aspects of this. It also sheds some light on the relative nature of the concept of ‘foreigner’ in the statistics. The vast amount of commuting provides the final key to an understanding of the distribution of the population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e70ad71ade3541ea988562753ce2f9842022-12-21T22:23:29ZengSociété Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of GeographyBelgeo1377-23682294-91352000-12-01117318810.4000/belgeo.14073Belgians on the moveHerman Van der HaegenEtienne Van HeckeSandra SavenbergIn this article, the principal factors that explain the basic pattern of population distribution will first be outlined from a historical perspective. The current mobility of the population will then be examined, since it is the main factor that now determines population distribution. Historically, but particularly now, the town plays a decisive role, although the extensive immigration of foreigners is also important. Brussels is an example, which illustrates all aspects of this. It also sheds some light on the relative nature of the concept of ‘foreigner’ in the statistics. The vast amount of commuting provides the final key to an understanding of the distribution of the population.http://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/14073population distributionmigrationBelgium |
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| title | Belgians on the move |
| title_full | Belgians on the move |
| title_fullStr | Belgians on the move |
| title_full_unstemmed | Belgians on the move |
| title_short | Belgians on the move |
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| topic | population distribution migration Belgium |
| url | http://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/14073 |
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