The paper explores the impact of rural-to-urban migration on the social mobility of individuals, comparing rural-to-urban migrants with rural and urban natives. Using life history data from the 1983 Korean National Migration Survey, the authors examined the pattern of migrant adjustment by estimating the 1st difference form of the autoregressive equation. They found a disruptive effect of...

In the relation between urban development and the Viennese Danube different periods can be identified from the late 17th to the early 20th century. These periods were strongly intertwined with both the history of the river and the history of the city. Urban expansion into the floodplains is demonstrated in this paper by investigating the island Unterer Werd, next to the city centre. In the late...

The growth and character of urban morphological studies in South Korea are described, giving particular attention to the formal aspects of cities and towns in Korea’s long history, and examining the research approaches and findings. The influence of European morphological perspectives is considered. An attempt is made to encapsulate the state-of-the-art in Korean urban form studies. Owing to pr...

Abstract This study applies space syntax methodology and investigates the centrality process of four centers in Qingdao, China, which grow from old settlements during successive phases urban growth. The aim is to increase understanding how form can generate sustain as well embed them in, or distinguish their context that has been built up a rather complex geographic region. Results reveal devel...