Analyzing migration phenomena with spatial autocorrelation techniques

In less than one century, Italy has tested a strong intensification of immigration changing from a country originating great migration flows to a country which is the destination of migration flows. The
aim of this paper is to examine foreign immigration in Italy distinguishing according to nationality of foreigners.
The spatial dimension of migration flows has been analyzed in this paper using Spatial Autocorrelation techniques and more particularly Local Indicators of Spatial Association in order to analyze the highest
values of a foreigner group considering the relationship with the surrounding municipalities.