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What makes people stay in or leave shrinking cities? An empirical study from Portugal

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dc.contributor.authorGuimarães, Maria Helena
dc.contributor.authorNunes, Luis Catela
dc.contributor.authorBarreira, Ana Paula
dc.contributor.authorPanagopoulos, Thomas
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-07T15:57:31Z
dc.date.available2017-04-07T15:57:31Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThe attractiveness of cities as places to live determines population movements into or out of them. Understanding the appealing features is fundamental to local governments, particularly for cities facing population decline. Pull and push attributes can include economic aspects, the availability of amenities and psychological constructs, initiating a discussion around which factors are more relevant for migration. However, such discussion has been underexplored in studies of shrinking cities. In the present study, we contribute to the discussion by identifying pull and push factors in Portuguese shrinking cities. Data were collected using a face-to-face questionnaire of 701 residents in four shrinking cities: Oporto, Barreiro, Peso da Regua and Moura. Factor analysis and automatic linear modelling were used to analyse the data. Our results show that the economic activity is the most relevant feature for retaining residents. However, characteristics specific to each city, related to heritage and natural beauty, are also shown to influence a city's attractiveness. The cause of population shrinkage was also found to influence residents' assessments of the pull and push attributes of each city. Furthermore, the results show the relevance of social ties and of place attachment to inhabitants' intention to continue living in their city of residence.
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/09654313.2016.1177492
dc.identifier.issn0965-4313
dc.identifier.otherAUT: TPA01485; APR00533;
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/9734
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.relationPolicy guidelines for the regeneration in shrinking cities
dc.relation.isbasedonWOS:000380885600006
dc.subjectShrinking cities
dc.subjectPolicy and planning strategies
dc.subjectResidents’ preferences
dc.subjectPull and push factors
dc.subjectPortugal
dc.titleWhat makes people stay in or leave shrinking cities? An empirical study from Portugal
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitlePolicy guidelines for the regeneration in shrinking cities
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/3599-PPCDT/EXPL%2FATP-EUR%2F0464%2F2013/PT
oaire.citation.endPage1708
oaire.citation.issue9
oaire.citation.startPage1684
oaire.citation.titleEuropean Planning Studies
oaire.citation.volume24
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person.familyNamePanagopoulos
person.givenNameAna Paula
person.givenNameThomas
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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