Exurban Dynamics: An Analysis of Migration and Urban Containment Policies

Abstract

Exurban research has yielded little in the way of providing information as to neither the rates of migration from urban to exurban areas or an understanding of the effects of urban containment policies on this form of development vis-a-vis migration. This article is an attempt to provide localities and policy makers in the United States with a better understanding of the exurban form and which policies may be most effective in stemming the outward migration of individuals from urban to exurban areas. The article first traces the rates of exurban migration within larger metropolitan areas in the US over a twenty-year period from 1984 to 2005. Next, the article analyzes the effects of state and local urban containment policies on this type of migration. The findings suggest that exurban migration is an uneven process that varies considerably by region. More importantly, the results demonstrate that urban containment plans as currently designed vary in their effectiveness in reducing exurban migration.

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