Singelmann J
Comp Soc Res. 1984;7:315-35.
"The purpose of the present paper [is] to investigate further the role of migration in developing countries by analyzing the components of population growth in 26 large metropolitan areas in Africa, Asia, and Latin America." The process of urban population growth is first described. Then, using data from censuses and official U.N. sources, the author examines the relative importance of migration and natural increase in urban growth and in the growth of the largest urban areas. The focus is primarily on the period 1960-1970. Consideration is also given to "estimates of the natural increase of migrants after their arrival in the city in order to assess the full effect of net migration on metropolitan growth, analyses of the relationships between the components of growth and several structural variables and, finally, a discussion of the results." The importance of migration as a factor affecting urban growth is noted.
本文的目的是通过分析非洲、亚洲和拉丁美洲26个大城市地区的人口增长组成部分，进一步研究移民在发展中国家所起的作用。首先描述了城市人口增长的过程。然后，作者利用人口普查数据和联合国官方资料来源，研究了移民和自然增长在城市增长以及最大城市地区增长中的相对重要性。重点主要放在1960年至1970年这一时期。还考虑了“对移民到达城市后的自然增长进行估计，以便评估净移民对大城市增长的全面影响；对增长组成部分与若干结构变量之间的关系进行分析；最后对结果进行讨论”。文中指出了移民作为影响城市增长因素的重要性。
