Understanding Population Trends and Processes (UPTAP) Future UPTAP activities John Stillwell, UPTAP Coordinator School of Geography, University of Leeds.

Understanding Population Understanding Population Trends and Processes (UPTAP)Trends and Processes (UPTAP)

Future UPTAP activitiesFuture UPTAP activities

John Stillwell, UPTAP CoordinatorSchool of Geography, University of Leeds

19 March 2008

Where has UPTAP got to?Where has UPTAP got to?

• Yaojun Li and Anthony Heath

• Roona Simpson• Eric Kaufmann• Shu-Li Cheng• Daniel Guinea Martin• Sarah Smith, Anita Ratcliffe

and Mike Brewer• Harriet Young and

Emily Grundy• Peteke Feijten and

Paul Boyle

RESEARCH FINDINGS RESEARCH FINDINGS COMPLETEDCOMPLETED

• Saffron Karlsen and James Nazroo• Paul Norman• Ernestina Coast• Dan Vickers• Dimitris Ballas• Oliver Duke-Williams• Alison Smith• Gopal Netuveli• Domenica Rasulo and Ben Rickaysen• Orian Brook and Paul Boyle

RESEARCH FINDINGS DUE INRESEARCH FINDINGS DUE IN

Please send copy to Kate

• Research methods for understanding population trends and processes using secondary data 1: Researcher experiences

• Dan Vickers: ‘Using K-means Clustering to Classify Census Areas’

• Pablo Mateos: ‘Using People's Names to Classify Ethnicity’• Paul Norman: ‘Methods for Comparing 1991 and 2001

Population and Deprivation Distributions’

• Sarah Smith: ‘Using difference-in-differences methods to evaluate the effect of policy reform on fertility’

• Dimitris Ballas: ‘Using Multi-level Modelling to Understand the Determinants of Happiness’

• Paula Surridge: ‘Using Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis for understanding the structure of social attitudes’

UPTAP day at the ESRC RM UPTAP day at the ESRC RM FestivalFestival

• Research methods for understanding population trends and processes using secondary data 2: Postgraduate and user fellow experiences

• Sarah Bulloch: ‘Gender and Interpersonal Trust in Europe’• Dylan Kneale: ‘The Predictors of Early Parenthood’• Joan Wilson: ‘Measuring the Impact of Spatial Location on

Child Development’

• Daniel Guinea Martin: ‘Understanding Trends in Gender and Ethnic Occupational Segregation’

• Domenica Rasulo: ‘Methods for Decomposing a Change in Disability-free Life Expectancy’

• Orian Brook: ‘Constructing Demographic Indicators of Cultural Consumption’

UPTAP day at the ESRC RM FestivalUPTAP day at the ESRC RM Festival

EAPS Conference in BarcelonaEAPS Conference in Barcelona

Papers by: Seraphim Alvanides; Ernestina Coast; Sylvie Dubuc and David Coleman; Nissa Finney and Ludi Simpson; Zhiqiang Feng, Paul Boyle, Maarten van Ham and Gillian Raab; Emily Grundy; Serena Hussain, John Stillwell and Paul Norman; Heather Joshi et al.; Eric Kaufmann; Domenica Rasulo, Les Mayhew and Ben Rickaysen; Albert Sabater

BSPS Conference in ManchesterBSPS Conference in Manchester

http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/BSPS/annualConference/2008_CallforPapers.htm

• Deadlines for authors: Deadlines for authors:

First draft Second First draft Second draftdraft

Volume 1: Volume 1: 30 April 2008 30 June 200830 April 2008 30 June 2008

Volume 2: Volume 2: 30 Sept 2008 30 Nov 200830 Sept 2008 30 Nov 2008

Volume 3: Volume 3: 30 April 2009 30 June 200930 April 2009 30 June 2009

UPTAP Book series with SpringerUPTAP Book series with Springer

2 Delayed childbearing and childlessness in Britain Roona Simpson

3 Women's education and fertility - a cohort analysisSarah Smith, Anita Ratcliffe and Mike Brewer

4 Impacts of the timing of motherhood and mothers’ employment on child outcomesKirstine Hansen, Heather Joshi and Denise Hawkes

5 The predictors and consequences of early parenthoodDylan Kneale, Heather Joshi and Jane Elliott

6 Intergenerational contributions to childcare across EuropeAlison Smith

7 Living arrangements, health and well-being: a European perspectiveHarriet Young and Emily Grundy

8 Currently cohabiting: relationship attitudes, intentions and behaviourErnestina Coast

9 Links between internal migration, commuting and inter-household relationships Oliver Duke-Williams

10 Geographical mobility and child outcomesJoan Wilson, Heather Joshi and Kirstine Hansen

11 Does step-parenting influence mental health?Paul Boyle, Elspeth Graham and Peteke Feijten and Vernon Gayle

12 Understanding the needs of families with severely disabled childrenMark Woolley and Seraphim Alvanides

Volume 1: Volume 1: Fertility, Living Arrangements and CareFertility, Living Arrangements and Care

UPTAP Research Findings

Future UPTAP User Future UPTAP User Workshops in 2008Workshops in 2008

26 September: UPTAP/BURISA workshop 26 September: UPTAP/BURISA workshop at City Hall, Londonat City Hall, London

Date to be agreed: Knowledge Exchange Date to be agreed: Knowledge Exchange Day with Scottish Government in Day with Scottish Government in EdinburghEdinburgh

2 December: UPTAP/RSS event at RSS, 2 December: UPTAP/RSS event at RSS, LondonLondon

Ideas discussed at meeting on 19 March as follows:Ideas discussed at meeting on 19 March as follows:• Commission a journalist to work with UPTAP to ensure Commission a journalist to work with UPTAP to ensure

dissemination of findings occurs in an effective way dissemination of findings occurs in an effective way • Themed issue of in Applied Spatial Analysis and PolicyThemed issue of in Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy• Session at RGS-IBG Annual Conference in August Session at RGS-IBG Annual Conference in August

20082008• Establish an UPTAP Working Paper series Establish an UPTAP Working Paper series • Set up small group to convey some of the issues Set up small group to convey some of the issues

relating to measuring concentration/segregation in a relating to measuring concentration/segregation in a clear way – perhaps do this as training workshop clear way – perhaps do this as training workshop through the National Centre for Research Methodsthrough the National Centre for Research Methods

UPTAP activities: Ideas for futureUPTAP activities: Ideas for future

ASAPASAPA new, international, peer-reviewed journal with a specific focus on the practical application of analytical principles and findings at different

spatial scales

ASAP concentrates on presenting the results of applications of GIS and quantitative modelling methods, including those commissioned or

sponsored by public or private sector organizations

Papers welcome NOW

ASAP web sitehttp://www.springer.com/west/home?

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UPTAP Co-ordinatorUPTAP Co-ordinator

John Stillwell John Stillwell

School of GeographySchool of Geography

University of Leeds University of Leeds

Leeds LS2 9JTLeeds LS2 9JT

Email: [email protected]: [email protected]