The journey to work in Britain: Some trends and problems

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Lawton R. (1968) The journey to work in Britain: Some trends and problems, Reg. Studies 2, 27–40. A comparison of data on workplace and usual residence in the 1951 and 1961 Censuses shows an increase in the daily journey to work in Britain, though precise analysis is hampered by Census tabulation by local authority areas. Commuting is focused upon a relatively few jobsurplus areas in the conurbations and large towns, where it is increasing more rapidly than the growth of resident population, and where longer journeys to work are increasing the size of commuter hinterlands. In the conurbations there are differences in commuting between socioeconomic groups though all social classes are involved in movement both to the conurbation centres and to peripheral industrial areas. The difficulty of providing home and workplace together, even in New Towns, is likely to lead to further commuting which will be assisted by the general growth in car ownership. This poses problems for regional planning, but concentration of employment on growth points, drawing labour from large commuter hinterlands, may be economically beneficial, especially in Development Areas.

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