We classified the 29 counties in Atlanta in to 3 sub-regions the City proper, Suburb-I and Suburb-II as explained earlier. Table 2 lists the socioeconomic characteristics of the three sub-regions of Atlanta. The City proper has the highest black population (49%) compared to other two regions. Suburb-I and Suburb-II had whites as dominant population (56% and 79%). The City-proper also has the highest percent of people in poverty (19%) compared to other two regions. Some of the socioeconomic characters such as median house value, monthly mortgage, rent are higher in the City-proper compared to other two regions. Some of the major businesses are housed in the Atlanta downtown, and they can skew the house values in the City-proper.
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The migration effectiveness index values vary between -100 and +100. The high (negative or positive) values indicate that net migration is an efficient mechanism for population redistribution. Conversely, values closer to zero signify that migration flows are more closely balanced leading to comparatively little redistribution (Stillwell et al. 2000). Migration effectiveness measures the degree of imbalance, or asymmetry, between migration flows and counter flows. Significant population exchanges take place because individual areas that perform specific roles within the settlement system (such as cities) attract migrants. Especially, in Atlanta, northern counties had major economic development and have attracted migrants not only from other parts of Atlanta but also from other parts of the United …show more content…
The neo-liberal urbanism (Smith 2002) produces spatial inequality, displacement, homelessness and racial containment in an urban area. Certain urban spaces become more attractive to investment and to the job seekers, others lose their economic base, and population. The urban units often show increased or decreased economic growth individually and nor as a unit of the larger city. This disconnection of urban units further encourages social and ethnic segregation. On a positive note, recent decades saw Atlanta neighborhoods in the suburb-I becoming racially more diverse, and hopefully this trend will extend in other regions of Atlanta
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The migration effectiveness index values vary between -100 and +100. The high (negative or positive) values indicate that net migration is an efficient mechanism for population redistribution. Conversely, values closer to zero signify that migration flows are more closely balanced leading to comparatively little redistribution (Stillwell et al. 2000). Migration effectiveness measures the degree of imbalance, or asymmetry, between migration flows and counter flows. Significant population exchanges take place because individual areas that perform specific roles within the settlement system (such as cities) attract migrants. Especially, in Atlanta, northern counties had major economic development and have attracted migrants not only from other parts of Atlanta but also from other parts of the United …show more content…
The neo-liberal urbanism (Smith 2002) produces spatial inequality, displacement, homelessness and racial containment in an urban area. Certain urban spaces become more attractive to investment and to the job seekers, others lose their economic base, and population. The urban units often show increased or decreased economic growth individually and nor as a unit of the larger city. This disconnection of urban units further encourages social and ethnic segregation. On a positive note, recent decades saw Atlanta neighborhoods in the suburb-I becoming racially more diverse, and hopefully this trend will extend in other regions of Atlanta