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The theme of this project was to use geospatial representation of population and land use to prove or disprove the attempts of the Cuban government in their goals of the Turquina Plan of provincial migration away from Havana into more rural provinces. It is important to note that this enactment was occurring during a time in the world where major cities are increasing in population due to high migrations to cities. The goals were to show this in population change and land use mapping. Both of which showed a large increase in population and new urban growth in Cuba’s countryside, proving the success of the governments efforts, but also show a large increase in the population in the city of Havana and the Province of Havana that sits right outside the capital, which disproves a portion of the governments efforts to move people and resources from that area.
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GIS Final Project Provincial Migration and Land use
in Cuba
Presented: May 10th 2014By: Rebecca Pons
GIS Question & Methodology★ What can a geospatial
representation of provincial migration and land use in Cuba after the fall of the USSR tell us about Turquina Plan’s attempts to populate rural provinces and move resources and focus from Havana to those other provinces?
★ Gather Census Data of Internal Migration Throughout Provinces in Cuba from ○ Make individual maps with
dot density representing population from years: 1953, 1970, 1981, 2002 and 2012■ Final Map of Population
Percentage Change from 2002-2012
★ Land use in Cuba in years 2000 and 2010○ Final map of Urban space
difference between 2010 and 2000
Historical Impacts on Maps and Data
★ Dates below reflect when a Census was taken★ 1953
○ Revolution began after dictatorship★ 1970
○ No Change in Province names○ 8 years into US Embargo
★ 1981○ Names of Provinces change to reflect Revolutionary Government
★ 2002○ 10 years after the fall of USSR
★ 2012○ Houses can be owned○ New access to Passports
Need: Provincial Map of Cuba before 1980sData: No shapefiles of Provincial Cuba before then, but found this jpegGIS Solution: Use Georeferencing tool to make my own shapefile
Beginning stages of Georeferencing● Note anchors referencing points (circled in red) of jpeg
with cuba shapefile in WPS 1984● 38 points were necessary for an exact fit
Before exporting to shapefile● Changed the transparency to use the draw feature ● Using the draw feature, cut the provinces so that
they would be apart of the new shapefile’s attribute table
Mapped population before fall
of USSR and the
Turquina Plan
to show overall
population trends
Map of population during the height of the Turquina Plan.
See population growth in the Province of Havana and in the three most southern provinces.
Analysis shows that the Havana Province had highest growth and the Isla de Juventud.
Large amount of urban growth between years throughout country.
Conclusion
★ Greatest population growth was seen in Havana Province
★ Greatest urban growth seen in Havana, Province of Havana and with a great deal outside too
★ Turquina Plan both succeeded in growing urban areas and population outside of Havana and failed to move growth, focus and resources outside of Havana
