Local segregation

Date and country of first publication

2002
United States

Definition

Local segregation refers to the separation of different racial or ethnic groups within a specific geographic area, such as a neighborhood, town, or city. This can be the result of various factors, including historical patterns of discrimination, economic disparities, and social attitudes. Local segregation can have negative impacts on communities, leading to unequal access to resources, limited social interactions, and perpetuation of stereotypes and prejudices. Efforts to address local segregation often involve policies and initiatives aimed at promoting diversity, inclusion, and equity in housing, education, and other areas.

Notes

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Further reading

Wong D.W.S. (2002) Modeling local segregation: A spatial interaction approach. Geographical and Environmental Modelling, 6(1), 81-97. [1]

Wong D.W.S. (2003) Spatial decomposition of segregation indices: A framework toward measuring segregation at multiple levels. Geographical Analysis, 35(3), 179-194. Ohio State University.[2]

Le Goix R. (2005) Gated communities: Sprawl and social segregation in Southern California. Housing Studies, 20(2), 323-343. [3]

Pennick A.A., Stanback H. (2006) The affordable housing crisis in the chicago region. The New Chicago: A Social and Cultural Analysis, 231-238. Temple University Press.[4]

Grady S.C., McLafferty S. (2007) Segregation, nativity, and health: Reproductive health inequalities for immigrant and native born black women in New York City. Urban Geography, 28(4), 377-397. [5]

Chung S.-Y., Brown L.A. (2007) Racial/ethnic residential sorting in spatial context: Testing the explanatory frameworks. Urban Geography, 28(4), 312-339. [6]

Wong D.W. (2009) Segregation Indices. International Encyclopedia of Human Geography, 70-75. Elsevier Inc..[7]

del Río C., Alonso-Villar O. (2010) Gender Segregation in the Spanish Labor Market: An Alternative Approach. Social Indicators Research, 98(2), 337-362. [8]

Alonso-Villar O., Del Río C. (2010) Segregation of female and male workers in Spain: Occupations and industries. Hacienda Publica Espanola, 194(3), 91-121. [9]

Alonso-Villar O., del Río C. (2010) Local versus overall segregation measures. Mathematical Social Sciences, 60(1), 30-38. [10]

Río C.D., Alonso-Villar O. (2012) Occupational segregation measures: A role for status. Research on Economic Inequality, 20(), 37-62. [11]

Bhavnani R., Donnay K., Miodownik D., Mor M., Helbing D. (2014) Group segregation and urban violence. American Journal of Political Science, 58(1), 226-245. Blackwell Publishing Ltd.[12]

Krivo L.J., Byron R.A., Calder C.A., Peterson R.D., Browning C.R., Kwan M.-P., Lee J.Y. (2015) Patterns of local segregation: Do they matter for neighborhood crime?. Social Science Research, 54(), 303-318. Academic Press Inc..[13]

Krivo L.J., Byron R.A., Calder C.A., Peterson R.D., Browning C.R., Kwan M.-P., Lee J.Y. (2015) Patterns of local segregation: Do they matter for neighborhood crime?. Social Science Research, 54(), 303-318. Academic Press Inc..[14]

del Río C., Alonso-Villar O. (2015) The Evolution of Occupational Segregation in the United States, 1940 2010: Gains and Losses of Gender Race/Ethnicity Groups. Demography, 52(3), 967-988. Springer Science and Business Media, LLC.[15]

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Folch D.C., Rey S.J. (2016) The centralization index: A measure of local spatial segregation. Papers in Regional Science, 95(3), 555-576. Blackwell Publishing Ltd.[17]

Agrawal T. (2016) Occupational Segregation in the Indian Labour Market. European Journal of Development Research, 28(2), 330-351. Palgrave Macmillan Ltd..[18]

Kasara K. (2017) Does local ethnic segregation lead to violence?: Evidence from Kenya. Critical Finance Review, 11(4), 441-470. Now Publishers Inc.[19]

Alonso-Villar O., Del Río C. (2017) Local Segregation and Well Being. Review of Income and Wealth, 63(2), 269-287. Blackwell Publishing Ltd.[20]

Turunen P. (2017) Community work as a socio spatial response to the challenge of glocal segregation and vulnerability. Social Work in a Glocalised World, 169-185. Taylor and Francis Inc..[21]

Peterson R.D., Krivo L.J., Browning C.R. (2017) Segregation and Race/Ethnic Inequality in Crime: New Directions. Taking Stock: The Status of Criminological Theory: Advances in Criminological Theory: Volume 15, 15(), 169-188. Taylor and Francis.[22]

Kasara K. (2017) Does local ethnic segregation lead to violence?: Evidence from Kenya. Quarterly Journal of Political Science, 11(4), 441-470. Now Publishers Inc.[23]

Lévêque C., Saleh M. (2018) Does industrialization affect segregation? Evidence from nineteenth century Cairo. Explorations in Economic History, 67(), 40-61. Academic Press Inc..[24]

Tajima Y., Samphantharak K., Ostwald K. (2018) Ethnic segregation and public goods: Evidence from Indonesia. American Political Science Review, 112(3), 637-653. Cambridge University Press.[25]

Kramer R., Kramer P. (2019) Diversifying but not Integrating: Entropic Measures of Local Segregation. Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 110(3), 251-270. Blackwell Publishing Ltd.[26]

Coffey D., Deshpande A., Hammer J., Spears D. (2019) Local Social Inequality, Economic Inequality, and Disparities in Child Height in India. Demography, 56(4), 1427-1452. Springer Science and Business Media, LLC.[27]

Sydes M. (2019) Where immigrants live: capturing ethnic segregation at the local level in two Australian cities. Australian Geographer, 50(2), 221-241. Routledge.[28]

Wong D.W.S. (2019) Segregation Indices. International Encyclopedia of Human Geography, Second Edition, 125-131. Elsevier.[29]

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Chen V.C.-H., Kao C.-J., Tsai Y.-H., Cheok M.T., McIntyre R.S., Weng J.-C. (2021) Assessment of Disrupted Brain Structural Connectome in Depressive Patients With Suicidal Ideation Using Generalized Q Sampling MRI. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 15(), -. Frontiers Media S.A..[31]

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Feitosa F., Barros J., Marques E., Giannotti M. (2021) Measuring Changes in Residential Segregation in São Paulo in the 2000s. Urban Book Series, 507-523. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH.[33]

del Río C., Alonso-Villar O. (2022) On Measuring Segregation in a Multigroup Context: Standardized Versus Unstandardized Indices. Social Indicators Research, 163(2), 633-659. Springer Science and Business Media B.V..[34]

Brandén M., Bygren M. (2022) The opportunity structure of segregation: School choice and school segregation in Sweden. Acta Sociologica (United Kingdom), 65(4), 420-438. SAGE Publications Ltd.[35]

Planey A.M., Grady S.C., Fetaw R., McLafferty S.L. (2022) Spaces of Segregation and Health: Complex Associations for Black Immigrant and US Born Mothers in New York City. Journal of Urban Health, 99(3), 469-481. Springer.[36]

Fuller B., Bathia S., Bridges M., Kim Y., Galindo C., Lagos F. (2022) Variation in the Local Segregation of Latino Children Role of Place, Poverty, and Culture. American Journal of Education, 128(2), 245-280. University of Chicago Press.[37]

Zhang Y., Cai L., Song G., Liu L., Zhu C. (2022) From Residential Neighborhood to Activity Space: The Effects of Educational Segregation on Crime and Their Moderation by Social Context. Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 112(8), 2393-2412. Taylor and Francis Ltd..[38]

He Q., Musterd S., Boterman W. (2022) Geographical structure of the local segregation of migrants in (sub)urban China. GeoJournal, -. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH.[39]

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Khan M.Z., Said R., Mazlan N.S., Nor N.M. (2023) Occupational Gender Segregation in the Rural and Urban Labor Market of Pakistan. Population Review, 62(1), 86-105. Sociological Demography Press.[43]