Randwanderung, Pendeln und Geschlecht in einer polyzentralen Region

• الحاوية / القاعدة: Raumforschung und Raumordnung
• المؤلف الرئيسي: Joachim Scheiner
• التنسيق: مقال
• اللغة: الألمانية
• منشور في: oekom verlag GmbH 2016-04-01
• الموضوعات: Suburbanisation; Commuting; Gender; Residential location choice; Polycentric region
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://rur.oekom.de/index.php/rur/article/view/544

The paper studies commute distances and commute duration in the context of suburbanisation and gender relations in the surroundings of Hagen, Westphalia. The results show that intraregional migration is often motivated by workplace-related reasons. The gender-specific changes in commuting following the moves suggest that residential location choice tends to be driven by the male partner’s workplace, while women hold a “trailing wife” position. Additionally, the moves are associated with attempts to limit or reduce commuting trip lengths on the household level. This is not only reflected in trip duration, but also in the spatial configuration of housing and work among employed couples. This is represented here by the relative location of the residence and workplaces. In a ring of 20–30 km around Hagen the residential choices are associated with considerably longer commuting distances, compared to municipalities located closer to Hagen (< 20 km). This supports typical results of suburbanisation studies. Taken overall, the findings demonstrate very complex relationships between gender, social status, residential location choice and commuting. This is discussed against the backdrop of the polycentric structure of the region. Conclusions for further research can be drawn from the novel methods used in the study. The relevance of the results for planning is briefly discussed as well.