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Daily Commuting Flows Between
English and Welsh Wards in 1981.
Where-
All flows which satisfy the following
m
ijst
:
The number of people moving
inequality are drawn as thin lines-
m
ijst
p
is
p
jt
from place i to j between times s and t.
p
is
:
The number of people at place i time s.
1
50000
>
i:
j:
s:
t:
Place of residence.
Place of work.
Flows of over 1000 people
drawn as thick lines.
Nighttime.
Daytime.
Figure 6.13 Altering the decision over which flows to show can subtly change
the picture. This calculation takes account of both the daytime working population
and night-time (sleeping) population of the commuters. It shows the rural picture
of work flows, but not to large factories, unless, say, over one thousand people
come from a single estate, such as one flow to the Cowley car plant in Oxford.
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