The Spatial Interaction of Housing and Labour Markets: Commuting Flow Analysis of North West England

Stephen Hincks and Cecilia Wong
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Stephen Hincks: Centre for Urban Policy Studies, School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester, Arthur Lewis Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK, stephen.hincks@manchester.ac.uk
Cecilia Wong: Centre for Urban Policy Studies, School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester, Arthur Lewis Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK, cecilia.wong@manchester.ac.uk

Urban Studies, 2010, vol. 47, issue 3, 620-649

Abstract: The consideration of housing and labour market interaction is a relatively recent development in an academic and policy debate which has traditionally considered home and work in isolation. This paper aims to examine empirically the spatial process of housing and labour market interaction in the form of commuting at the sub-regional level via a case study of North West England. A statistical analysis and visual GIS mapping of commuting flows are adopted to explore the relationship between the two functional areas. In light of the inadequacies of traditional modelling approaches at capturing the complex nature of housing and labour market interaction, this approach is intended to generate more relevant intelligence to inform policy development. Based on the analysis of housing and labour market interaction, some pointers for future research and policy implications are drawn out.

Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1177/0042098009349777

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