El impacto de la pandemia en la movilidad residencial de Canarias: las peculiaridades de los espacios insulares

Josefina Domínguez-Mujica; Juan M. Parreño-Castellano; Claudio Moreno-Medina; Mercedes Á. Rodríguez Rodríguez

doi:10.5565/rev/dag.893

The impact of the pandemic on residential mobility in the Canary Islands: The peculiarities of island spaces

Authors

Josefina Domínguez-Mujica University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7460-5553
Juan M. Parreño-Castellano University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1082-456X
Claudio Moreno-Medina University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3067-5696
Mercedes Á. Rodríguez Rodríguez University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

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Abstract

The expansion of SARS-CoV-2 led to a great transformation in terms of mobility on a global and local scale, since forced immobility was added to the modification of daily movement patterns and residential variation. Spatial organisation played a decisive role in this, with the insular nature of the Canary Islands being key. Thus, the general objective of this research project was to identify the differentiated impact of residential mobility during the pandemic, for which the Statistics of Residential Variations (2019-2021) were used, as well as a survey carried out between April 26 and June 21, 2022, and the issues covered included migration processes, change of dwelling and second homes. The results obtained added nuances to the mobility trends that were observed in other areas of Spain due to the insular nature of the islands themselves.

Keywords

pandemic, Canary Islands, mobility, residential variation, second homes

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Author Biography

Josefina Domínguez-Mujica, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Ph. D in Geography at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Professor of Human Geography at the same University. She has devoted most of research to the study of migrations from the perspective of Human Geography. She has collaborated and conducted different research projects funded by Spanish public institutions and has participated in two Expert Committees in the subject of immigration to the Canary Islands. Since 2012 is the Chairperson of the International Geographical Union Commission on Global Change and Human Mobility.