Formal residential segregation

Date and country of first publication

2001
United States

Definition

Formal residential segregation refers to the enforced separation of different racial or ethnic groups into distinct residential areas through laws, policies, or practices. This may involve the creation of segregated neighborhoods, the restriction of housing options for certain groups, or the establishment of discriminatory practices in housing markets. Formal residential segregation can have long-lasting impacts on social and economic disparities between different groups and can perpetuate systemic inequalities.

Notes

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Further reading

Popke E.J. (2001) "Modernity's abject space: The rise and fall of Durban's Cato Manor", Environment and Planning A, 33(4), pp. 737-752. Pion Limited. DOI: 10.1068/a32175

Bigon L. (2007) "Tracking ethno cultural differences: the Lagos steam tramway, 1902 1933", Journal of Historical Geography, 33(3), pp. 596-618. . DOI: 10.1016/j.jhg.2006.07.002

Lewis R.; Harris R. (2013) "Segregation and the social relations of place, Bombay, 1890 1910", South Asia: Journal of South Asia Studies, 36(4), pp. 589-607. . DOI: 10.1080/00856401.2013.835781