LIVE HERE…? NO, THANK YOU! MIGRATION AND ITS CAUSES IN MOENCHENGLADBACH – A CITY FOR LIVING AND WORKING

Rüdiger Hamm (), Geogr. Katja Keggenhoff () and Angelika Jager ()
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Rüdiger Hamm: Head of the Niederrhein Institute for Regional and Structural Research (NIERS) at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences in Moenchengladbach, Germany, Richard-Wagner-Straße 140, 41065 Moenchengladbach, +4921611866411
Geogr. Katja Keggenhoff: Research Assistant at the Niederrhein Institute for Regional and Structural Research (NIERS) at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences in Moenchengladbach, Germany, Richard-Wagner-Straße 140, 41065 Moenchengladbach, +4921611866424,
Angelika Jager: Research Assistant at the Niederrhein Institute for Regional and Structural Research (NIERS) at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences in Moenchengladbach, Germany, Richard-Wagner-Straße 140, 41065 Moenchengladbach, +4921611866432,

Regional Science Inquiry, 2017, vol. IX, issue 1, 145-151

Abstract: One of the essential tasks and goals of local policy makers and administrations is to provide a high quality of life and work for citizens and employees in a specified location. This especially applies in times of demographic change, in which cities are increasingly facing the challenge of an aging and shrinking population in the inter-municipal competition. Hence, key questions arise, such as: Which factors determine choice of location of private households? How are these factors evaluated in the living and working area of Moenchengladbach? In order to answer these questions, in a first step the migration processes of the city of Monchengladbach are examined based on secondary statistics. In a second step, three primary statistical sur-veys are conducted in order to reveal information on which crucial factors influence the choice of residence for the observed migration processes and how the quality of Moenchengladbach as a resi-dential location is evaluated.

Keywords: Migration; Urban development; Locational factors; Citizens' satisfaction; Job mobility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R21 R32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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