title: Skilled international migrants and urban structure in Western Europe.
abstract: "The few existing empirical studies of high-status migrants in Western European cities suggest that classical urban models describing and explaining the segregation of immigrant groups in the city do not apply to these movers.  When compared to low-status movers of the recent past, high-status movers display certain marked differences, particularly in the presence of dependants from the outset and in voluntary extensive employer involvement in housing provision or search, but there are also similarities in their restriction to the privately-rented housing sector.  The characteristics and location of high-status migrants and of gastarbeiter in Vienna are here compared, demonstrating that there is a need for new urban models to deal with high-status migrant settlement in Western European cities."
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005060:Europe; D005843:Geography; D006798:Housing; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011287:Prejudice; D012106:Research; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014505:Urban Population
keywords: Comparative Studies; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Employment Status; Europe; Geographic Factors; Housing; International Migration; Labor Migration; Migrants; Migration; Occupational Status; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Residence Characteristics; Segregation; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Spatial Distribution; Studies; Urban Population