Longer View: The Fifth Migration

From urban wastelands to new‐build gentrification: The case of Swiss cities

“…A fter decades characterised by the growth of suburbs and the decline of urban centres (Beauregard, 2003), new demographic trends -such as the increase in city residents and the (re)building of central districts -are emerging in many different contexts (Tallon and Bromley, 2004;Fishman, 2005;Bromley et al, 2007;Buzar et al, 2007b). Although these new trends do not exclude the continuation of urban sprawl, they have consequences on the population level and the residential attractiveness of cities.…”

Effects of Regional Creative Milieu on Interregional Migration of the Highly Educated in Korea: Evidence from Hierarchical Cross-Classified Linear Modeling

“…Over the past few decades, most cities in industrialized countries have been characterized by a population decline [1][2][3][4] or a significant population loss within a short time span, a phenomenon known as "shrinking cities" [5,6]. Thus, a population decline with low fertility rates has become a key issue in policies aiming at sustainable regional development, because a shrinking population can reduce regional productivity, impose severe social benefit cuts and unfairly burden future generations with rising social costs.…”

A CASE OF RECLAMING RUIN: BEYOND THE HYPE & HYPERBOLE OF NEW YORK’S HIGH LINE

“…Similar to Castellsʼ ideas that cities are operating under a new paradigm, Fishman (2005) recognized a restructuring of cities as a result of the tidal flow of population back into cities and away from suburban areas. In what he has termed "The Fifth Migration", Fishman sees a structural shift in the global movement of population from the in-migration from immigrants as well as long-term regional residents who are similarly rediscovering those areas that abut the city center.…”

“…would believe that in design we will find the solutions to accommodating the new populous of the network city; Bertolini (2006) suggests that it is the overlap in time and spaces of the flows of mobility that will foster urbanity; Fishman believes it is the creative reuse and recovery of the structure already in place left before the fourth migration that will foster new and timely urbanity. While none of these ideas are mutually exclusive, Fishman (2005) The argument made by Florida (2003) adds depth to the idea proffered by Fishman (2005) by giving some weight to the pull factor of urban core areas. It lends a human quality to the idea of that location is ever important, despite the ease of access to the entirety of the world through communicative and transportation technologies.…”

“…Questions were asked to complete an understanding of how the design matches the perception of those who inhabit the space. In addition, basic lifestyle information was gleaned to determine if the users of these spaces are reflective of the trends posited in the literature, such as the 5th Migration (Fishman, 2005), Creative Class (Florida, 2003), and the Informational City Line, read, and catalogued. In total, over 300 individual articles, blog posts, and newsletters were reviewed.…”