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Modeling human migration across spatial scales in Colombia

Modeling human migration across spatial scales in Colombia
Modeling human migration across spatial scales in Colombia
Human mobility, both short and long term, are important considerations in the study of numerous systems. Economic and technological advances have led to a more interconnected global community, further increasing the need for considerations of human mobility. While data on human mobility are better recorded in many developed countries, availability of such data remains limited in many low- and middle-income countries around the world, particularly at the fine temporal and spatial scales required by many applications. In this study, we used 5-year census-based internal migration microdata for 32 departments in Colombia (i.e., Admin-1 level) to develop a novel spatial interaction modeling approach for estimating migration, at a finer spatial scale, among the 1,122 municipalities in the country (i.e., Admin-2 level). Our modeling approach addresses a significant lack of migration data at administrative unit levels finer than those at which migration data are typically recorded. Due to the widespread availability of census-based migration microdata at the Admin-1 level, our modeling approach opens up for the possibilities of modeling migration patterns at Admin-2 and Admin-3 levels across many other countries where such data are currently lacking.
1932-6203
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Siraj, Amir S.
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Sorichetta, Alessandro
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Espana, Guido
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Tatem, Andrew
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Perkins, T. Alex
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Siraj, Amir S.
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Sorichetta, Alessandro
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Espana, Guido
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Tatem, Andrew
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Perkins, T. Alex
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Siraj, Amir S., Sorichetta, Alessandro, Espana, Guido, Tatem, Andrew and Perkins, T. Alex (2020) Modeling human migration across spatial scales in Colombia. PLoS ONE, 15 (5), 1-20, [e0232702]. (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0232702).

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Abstract

Human mobility, both short and long term, are important considerations in the study of numerous systems. Economic and technological advances have led to a more interconnected global community, further increasing the need for considerations of human mobility. While data on human mobility are better recorded in many developed countries, availability of such data remains limited in many low- and middle-income countries around the world, particularly at the fine temporal and spatial scales required by many applications. In this study, we used 5-year census-based internal migration microdata for 32 departments in Colombia (i.e., Admin-1 level) to develop a novel spatial interaction modeling approach for estimating migration, at a finer spatial scale, among the 1,122 municipalities in the country (i.e., Admin-2 level). Our modeling approach addresses a significant lack of migration data at administrative unit levels finer than those at which migration data are typically recorded. Due to the widespread availability of census-based migration microdata at the Admin-1 level, our modeling approach opens up for the possibilities of modeling migration patterns at Admin-2 and Admin-3 levels across many other countries where such data are currently lacking.

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Accepted/In Press date: 20 April 2020
Published date: 7 May 2020

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Local EPrints ID: 443918
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/443918
ISSN: 1932-6203
PURE UUID: 4ebc1d22-2097-44ef-8d80-cc3a6232d297
ORCID for Alessandro Sorichetta: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3576-5826
ORCID for Andrew Tatem: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7270-941X

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Date deposited: 16 Sep 2020 16:39
Last modified: 06 Jun 2024 01:50

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Author: Amir S. Siraj
Author: Guido Espana
Author: Andrew Tatem ORCID iD
Author: T. Alex Perkins

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