The unprecedented rates of economic growth in Ireland in the 1990s was associated with very significant adjustments to the demography and socio-economic profile of the population. Locational and place specific factors have been influential in the establishment of new geographical patterns in respect of key demographic and socio-economic indicators. This workshop provides the first opportunity for a comprehensive overview of the geography of the demographic structure and socio-economic profile of the population in 2002 and of the changes that occurred in the 1990s.
Drawing on outputs from research projects supported by the Departments of Agriculture and Food, and Environment, Heritage and Local Government, as well as Teagasc an extensive range of maps based on the CSO Small Area Population Statistics have been produced for a broad range of themes. Samples of the output, including maps based on variables that were not previously measured, will be presented along with summary spatial typologies.
The workshop will be of particular interest to planning officials, elected councillors and others involved in the design and implementation of development strategies at all levels from the local to the national. It will also be of interest to representatives of government departments and state agencies as well as academics and researchers in many disciplines.
Delegates will be provided with a CD-ROM of the presentations.
Price
Euro € 100 for waged attendees; Euro € 15 for students.
Payment on arrival, by cash or cheque/bank draft payable to NIRSA, NUI Maynooth
Location
John Hume Building, North Campus,
NUI Maynooth, Co. Kildare.
Programme
The provisional timetable for the day is as follows: (last updated 19.01.05)
| Session | Chair | |
| 09.00 | Registration | |
| 09.30 - 09.40 | Welcome and Introduction | Prof. John Hughes, President NUIM |
| 09.40 - 10.10 | Main features of population distribution and structure 2002 and principal trends since 1991 | Rob Kitchin, NIRSA |
| 10.10 - 10.45 | The geographical distribution of educational attainment levels, occupations and social classes 2002 and main trends since 1996 | |
| 10.45 - 11.15 | Tea/Coffee | |
| 11.15 - 12.00 | The Geography of economic activity indicators 2002 | Aidan Punch, CSO |
| 12.00 - 12.30 | Accessing the Census | |
| 12.30 - 13.30 | Lunch | |
| 13.30 - 14.00 | Alternative visualisations of the Census: continuous cartograms | Niall Cussen, Dept. of Environment, Heritage and Local Government |
| 14.00 - 14.30 | Mobility patterns and functional zones | |
| 14.30 - 15.10 | The Geography of household and housing types | |
| 15.10 - 15.30 | Tea/Coffee | |
| 15.30 - 16.15 | Summary typologies for rural and urban areas | Des McCafferty, Geography, MIC Limerick |
| 16.15 - 17.00 | Discussion and close of colloquium |
This workshop reports the work of Prof. Jim Walsh, Dr. Adrian Kavanagh, Martin Charlton, Cian O'Connor, Cormac Walsh, Caroline Crowley, Paul Lewis, Mary O'Brien, Dr. Ronan Foley and Karen Keaveney.