Discussions of immigration patterns often ignore the spatial dimensions of the problem. In 2014 an important statewide analysis was published capturing the dimensions of Immigration across New Jersey. The report, Meet the Neighbors: Organizational and Spatial Dynamics of Immigrant New Jersey (http://epid.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/MEET-THE-NEIGHBORS.FINAL_.pdf), and the supporting research was particularly notable because it embraced the spatial dimensions of immigration in the Garden State. Viewing immigration through the lens of place brought out important patterns of change in the New Jersey’s very dynamic immigrant landscape. The use of maps set it apart and reminded readers that, with 565 municipalities, the complex municipal landscape of this relatively small state creates extremely fine and counterintuitive spatial patterns of these important social characteristics.
Since the release of the report, new public data have been released showing that New Jersey’s communities are continuing to change. This Aresty Research opportunity would allow a student to spend the 2017-18 year acquiring the latest geospatial information and map updates from Census ACS, ITIN, and H1B databases. Using ArcGIS software, the student would engage in spatial research, building a new database, managing geospatial data, designing maps, and conducting spatial analysis. In addition to updates of the existing maps, the student would also conduct change analyses comparing old and new conditions.
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