Multiscale segregation

Date and country of first publication

2015
United Kingdom

Definition

Multi-scale segregation refers to the phenomenon where segregation patterns exist across multiple scales or levels of analysis. This means that segregation can be observed not only at the macro or city-wide level, but also at the neighborhood, block, or even household level.

For example, in a city where racial or ethnic groups are spatially clustered, one might find that certain neighborhoods or areas are predominantly inhabited by a particular group, while within those neighborhoods, there could be even smaller-scale clustering at the block or street level. This multi-scale segregation can also manifest within individual households, where people within the same household may have different racial or ethnic backgrounds, leading to a form of segregation even within the same living unit.

Understanding multi-scale segregation requires examining segregation patterns at different levels of analysis and recognizing that segregation can occur simultaneously and interact across various scales. This approach provides a more nuanced understanding of how segregation operates in different contexts and can help policymakers and researchers design targeted interventions to address these inequalities at different scales.

Synonyms

The following terms are synonymous with multiscale segregation:

multi scalar segregation; multi scale segregation; multiscalar segregation.

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

Related segregation forms

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

social segregation, ethnic residential segregation, spatial segregation, work segregation, residential segregation, class segregation, educational segregation, urban residential segregation, neighborhood segregation, income segregation, micro segregation, residential 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).

Notes

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Multiscale segregation appears in the following literature

Jones K., Johnston R., Manley D., Owen D., Charlton C. (2015). Ethnic Residential Segregation: A Multilevel, Multigroup, Multiscale Approach Exemplified by London in 2011. Demography, 52(6), 1995-2019. Springer Science and Business Media, LLC.https://doi.org/10.1007/s13524-015-0430-1

Fowler C.S. (2016). Segregation as a multiscalar phenomenon and its implications for neighborhood scale research: The case of South Seattle 1990 2010. Urban Geography, 37(1), 1-25. Routledge.https://doi.org/10.1080/02723638.2015.1043775

Nielsen M.M., Hennerdal P. (2017). Changes in the residential segregation of immigrants in Sweden from 1990 to 2012: Using a multi scalar segregation measure that accounts for the modifiable areal unit problem. Applied Geography, 87(), 73-84. Elsevier Ltd.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2017.08.004

Fowler C.S. (2018). Key assumptions in multiscale segregation measures: How zoning and strength of spatial association condition outcomes. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 45(6), 1055-1072. SAGE Publications Ltd.https://doi.org/10.1177/2399808318760570

Kachousangi F.T., Read S., Padilla A.O. (2018). Multi level strategy for segregation reduction; The case of Ray Tehran. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Urban Design and Planning, 171(2), 61-76. ICE Publishing.https://doi.org/10.1680/jurdp.17.00004

Jones K., Johnston R., Forrest J., Charlton C., Manley D. (2018). Ethnic and class residential segregation: exploring their intersection a multilevel analysis of ancestry and occupational class in Sydney. Urban Studies, 55(6), 1163-1184. SAGE Publications Ltd.https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098017730239

Manley D., Jones K., Johnston R. (2019). Multiscale Segregation: Multilevel Modeling of Dissimilarity Challenging the Stylized Fact That Segregation Is Greater the Finer the Spatial Scale. Professional Geographer, 71(3), 566-578. Routledge.https://doi.org/10.1080/00330124.2019.1578977

Nielsen M.M., Hennerdal P. (2019). Segregation of Residents with Tertiary Education in Sweden from 1990 to 2012. Professional Geographer, 71(2), 301-314. Routledge.https://doi.org/10.1080/00330124.2018.1518719

Lichter D.T., Parisi D., Ambinakudige S. (202). The Spatial Integration of Immigrants in Europe: A Cross National Study. Population Research and Policy Review, 39(3), 465-491. Springer.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11113-019-09540-3

Quick M., Revington N. (2022). Exploring the global and local patterns of income segregation in Toronto, Canada: A multilevel multigroup modeling approach. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 49(2), 637-653. SAGE Publications Ltd.https://doi.org/10.1177/23998083211021419