How Defining a Metropolitan Statistical Area Promotes Poverty
A metro only exists for those who can afford to commute.
Population
How Can Rust Belt Cities Attract More Immigrants?
Communities might roll out the red carpet for the foreign-born, but the more welcoming disposition doesn't do the trick.
The Political Geography of Market Urbanism
The later the economic boom, the greater the municipal area.
The Depopulation Bomb
Almost 50 years ago Dr. Paul Ehrlich published a book called The Population Bomb. Today, demographic hysteria concerns too few people.
A Growing Population, and a Falling Volume of Water
California's population has skyrocketed over the past hundred years; unfortunately, water runoff has not.
'The Handmaid's Tale' Is Economic Development
In Europe, women are valued for their fertility, not productivity.
The Relationship Between Population Change and Health Care
Shrinking communities deserve more health care, not less.
Demographic Decline in Atlantic Canada: Shrinking to Promote Economic Growth
Population decline is a positive economic indicator.
Demographic Decline in Atlantic Canada: It's the Economy, Stupid
Atlantic Canada is reportedly dying. I'll spend this week explaining why that isn't the case.
Fight Climate Change by Fighting for Women’s Rights
It's time to stop focusing on population growth as the cause of our environmental problems. It’s not the main culprit, and the women of the world are already doing all they can to slow it. They just need more support.
Sure, the Jobs Are Back, but We Need a Lot More
We're back to where we were before the 2008 recession, but there are now 12 million more people in the United States.
Studying an Entire Lifetime
For over 30 years, Brazil has run one of the largest studies of a population since birth.
The Geopolitics of Gentrification
The international market for U.S. real estate looks nothing like the domestic market for U.S. real estate.
Demographic Tale of the Tape: Vox vs. FiveThirtyEight
Matt Yglesias, despite Vox's commitment to deliver "crucial context alongside new information," passes along tired geographic stereotypes.
The Death of Urbanization in the United States
We continue to confuse population change with net domestic migration. Over the last 20 years, the U.S. has become increasingly rural even as many of its cities have grown.
Density Boondoggles: Innovation Districts
Migration, not greater density, drives technological change.
Myths of Population Decline and Fiscal Stress in America
Day two at the "Reinventing Older Communities: Bridging Growth & Opportunity" conference in Philadelphia.
In Cleveland, Income Growth Without Population Growth
Another example of how population growth is outdated as an important economic metric.
Explaining Gentrification: Geography of Knowledge Hubs
Of course a growing population indicates a growing demand for housing. But around knowledge hubs, which act as agents of gentrification, population can actually decrease while demand for quality changes.
The City Is Dying: The End of a Major Demographic Regime
Population growth isn't what it used to be, at least in developed countries.
Los Angeles Is Beginning to Look a Lot Like Pittsburgh
Concerns about population growth and decline are artifacts of the 19th century and the industrial revolution. For them to make any sense today, we need to look at the numbers in a much different way.
Long Island Is Dying, Again: Does Population Change Mean Anything?
Population change obscures more than it illuminates.
It's the Birth Rate, Stupid
Explaining the "curious" population trend in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.