New technologies and multilevel data sets that include geographic identifiers have
heightened sociologists' interest in spatial analysis. I review several of the key concepts …

The number of applications of spatial demography has been growing mostly since the
1990s. Ranging from simple visualization to sophisticated spatial analytical techniques …

Scholars in many social science disciplines have taken note of the re-emerging interest in
issues concerning social processes embedded within a spatial context. While some argue …

Recent work challenges traditional understandings of the link between race and voter
turnout, suggesting that there is limited evidence of increased minority voting due to co …

As fertility differences in the United States diminish, population redistribution trends are
increasingly dependent on migration. This research used newly developed county-level age …

BACKGROUND Demography is an inherently spatial science, yet the application of spatial
data and methods to demographic research has tended to lag that of other disciplines. In …

Italy is a case study in lowest‐low fertility. Its internal heterogeneity is substantial and
changing over time. The paper has two main aims. First, it aims at investigating whether the …

We studied electric vehicles and solar photovoltaic technology diffusion in the State of New
York to shed light on the attributes of early adopters of clean energy. Using geospatial …

The article analyzes the diffusion of childbearing within cohabitation in Norway, using
municipality data over a 24-year period (1988–2011). Research has found substantial …

BACKGROUND Multiple and varied benefits have been suggested for increased
neighborhood walkability. However, spatial inequalities in neighborhood walkability likely …