On mobility in the southern city's suburbs—residential relocation in Trinidad & Tobago

Abstract

To investigate variations in residential mobility within the Southern (Third World) city, a sample questionnaire survey was undertaken in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago. This survey indicated that, unlike the pervading characterization of high movement rates within such cities, suburban residents exhibited a marked stability in terms of their housing relocations. Such non-fluidity was underlined by the reluctance of these peripheral dwellers to migrate abroad, even during difficult economic circumstances. This limited movement reflected their attachment to place, country, family, or land; such bonds resulted in highly restricted rates of residential mobility in the outer parts on such Third World cities. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.