Human elements in geography.

Abstract

Since the Second World war, research works on population geography have increased greatly due to a greater degree of spatial mobility in almost all countries. The mobility has taken many forms; some moves have been in response to the general evolution of national societies and economies, others have acted as stimuli for fundamental social, economic, and political changes in the nations. In Japan, too, spatial mobility since the War has been as intense as in European countries. About 8M or 7% of the national population changed their residences every yr and such spatial mobility has changed the regional conditions in the country. -Author