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Intercensal population change in the Belfast urban area 1971-91: the correlates of population increase and decrease
International Journal of Population Geography : IJPG
|June 1, 1997
Summary
Population changes in Belfast are not driven by religion but by socio-economic factors. The study analyzes urban social change, finding evolving relationships between religion and well-being in the Belfast Urban Area.
Area of Science:
- Urban Sociology
- Population Geography
- Socio-economic Studies
Background:
- Examining population dynamics in Northern Ireland's Belfast Urban Area (BUA) between 1971 and 1991.
- Understanding urban social change within its broader socio-economic context.
- Considering the role of religious factors alongside sociospatial polarization and underclass literature.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze population change in the BUA from 1971-1991.
- To understand the nature of urban social change in Belfast.
- To investigate the relationship between religion, socio-economic well-being, and population shifts.
Main Methods:
- Comparative analysis of the BUA with other urban areas.
- Relating Belfast's developments to theories of sociospatial polarization and the underclass.
- Statistical analysis of population data considering socio-economic and religious factors.
Main Results:
- Population change in the BUA is not primarily driven by explicitly religious factors.
- The relationship between religion and socio-economic well-being has evolved.
- Changes in religious mixing and segregation are observed in various contexts.
Conclusions:
- The Belfast Urban Area exhibits population changes similar to other urban areas.
- Unique features in Belfast's population dynamics arise from the influence of religion.
- Socio-economic factors are more significant drivers of population change than religious ones.