Municipal segregation

Date and country of first publication

2019
United States

Definition

Municipal segregation refers to the separation of different racial or ethnic groups within specific areas or neighborhoods within a city or town. This can happen through various means, such as discriminatory housing policies, zoning laws, and social practices that limit where certain groups are able to live. Municipal segregation can lead to inequality in access to resources, opportunities, and amenities, as well as perpetuate social divisions and tensions between different communities. Efforts to address municipal segregation often involve policy changes, community engagement, and initiatives to promote diversity and inclusion within neighborhoods.

Synonyms

The following terms are synonymous with municipal segregation:

municipality level segregation.

References and literature addressing this segregation form under these synonymous terms can be found below.

Related segregation forms

Municipal segregation is frequently discussed in the literature with the following segregation forms:

residential segregation, ethnic segregation, income segregation

This visualization is based on the study The Multidisciplinary Landscape of Segregation Research.

For the complete network of interrelated segregation forms, please refer to:

• First year of publication

• Louvain clusters

• Betweenness centrality

• Disciplines in which segregation forms first emerged (Scopus database).

Municipal segregation appears in the following literature

Troesken W., Walsh R. (2019). Collective Action, White Flight, and the Origins of Racial Zoning Laws. Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 35(2), 289-318. Oxford University Press.https://doi.org/10.1093/jleo/ewz006

Ziller C., Spörlein C. (202). Residential Segregation and Social Trust of Immigrants and Natives: Evidence From the Netherlands. Frontiers in Sociology, 5(), -. Frontiers Media S.A..https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2020.00045