3 rd International Conference on Population Geographies Liverpool, June 2006 The salient patterns of Italy’s internal migration flows since 1955 Frank Heins, Irpps-Cnr, Rome, Italy

The salient patterns of Italy’s internal migration flows since June Structure of the presentation The data, source and adjustments made The focus on demographic efficiency The national level The provincial level The flow level Conclusions

The salient patterns of Italy’s internal migration flows since June The data, source and adjustments made Source of information: Istat The reliability of the data About unregistered and fictitious migrations Constant territory: 95 provinces Weighted analysis

The salient patterns of Italy’s internal migration flows since June The focus on demographic deficiency Net migration / volume of migration Only migration data are necessary What it does not measure: efficiency A note on absolute numbers

The salient patterns of Italy’s internal migration flows since June The national level Demographic efficiency, Italy

The salient patterns of Italy’s internal migration flows since June The provincial level D.e., Italian metro provinces

The salient patterns of Italy’s internal migration flows since June The provincial level D.e., Italian ‘extreme’ provinces

The salient patterns of Italy’s internal migration flows since June The provincial level D.e., Italian ‘extreme’ provinces

The salient patterns of Italy’s internal migration flows since June The provincial level D.e., the patterns

The salient patterns of Italy’s internal migration flows since June

The salient patterns of Italy’s internal migration flows since June The provincial level D.e., the patterns

The salient patterns of Italy’s internal migration flows since June The provincial level

The salient patterns of Italy’s internal migration flows since June The flow level D.e., the patterns

The salient patterns of Italy’s internal migration flows since June The flow level

The salient patterns of Italy’s internal migration flows since June The flow level

The salient patterns of Italy’s internal migration flows since June The flow level

The salient patterns of Italy’s internal migration flows since June The flow level D.e., 5 clusters

The salient patterns of Italy’s internal migration flows since June The flow level

The salient patterns of Italy’s internal migration flows since June The flow level: cluster short distance - 1

The salient patterns of Italy’s internal migration flows since June The flow level: cluster short distance - 2

The salient patterns of Italy’s internal migration flows since June The flow level: cluster medium distance

The salient patterns of Italy’s internal migration flows since June The flow level: cluster long distance

The salient patterns of Italy’s internal migration flows since June The flow level: cluster very long distance

The salient patterns of Italy’s internal migration flows since June Conclusions From rural areas to the cities The industrialisation and its crisis The expansion of the metropolitan areas The role of the major metropolitan areas From the disappearance of differences to their re-emergence The end of the story? The inter-provincial migrations reflect/are part of the history of Italy