Scale is a central concept in the geographical sciences and is an intrinsic property of many
spatial systems. It also serves as an essential thread in the fabric of many other physical and …

The main objective of this study is to assess the consequences of coronavirus disease 2019
(Covid‐19) on the gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in Organisation for Economic Co …

In the last decades, female participation in the labour market has been found to be
increasingly associated with higher fertility levels in high-income countries—albeit to a …

Population trends in Italy are strongly spatially differentiated, with some municipalities
showing a systematic loss of population, and others showing an equally continuous …

New family structures have emerged in Italy in recent decades, with a trend towards smaller
nuclear families due to demographic, social and economic changes. An aging population …

Studies on fertility determinants have frequently pointed to the role that socio-economic,
cultural and institutional factors play in sha** reproductive behaviours. Yet, little is known …

Since the early 1990s, persistently low fertility in Mediterranean countries has attracted the
interest of empirical research aimed at identifying factors associated with demographic …

Assuming spatial fertility as contextual to the development stage of a given region, this study
formulates an interpretative framework integrating small-scale fertility variations with …

The population dynamics in Italy show a strong spatial heterogeneity within a framework of
persistent demographic territorial disparities. From a local point of view, it is necessary to …

Despite the wealth of micro–macro data on short-term demographic dynamics, the impact of
metropolitan growth and economic downturns on local fertility is still under-investigated in …