Life is dynamic. Movement of people, inseparable from systemic changes of globalisation, is one of the key traits of modern states and cities with an estimated 175 million people migrating to another country for living in the year 2000. Today, at the country level, the tension between international migration and growth of national interests often calls for the strengthening of international cooperation (Doyle, 2004). However, cities are not isolated, they are holding the majority of populations in countries and are the principal nodes of national and transnational migration networks. As a result, we focus on this interconnectedness that defines the places people inhabit.

Therefore this whole project outlines our approach to exploring and visualising population movement in a dynamic world and its cities. It speaks to the theme of Living Cities whereby we equate living with the dynamism of movement. It is separated into two parts, international and national with China as a case study where we explore population movement/migration patterns as well as approaches used to effectively visualise these findings.