Socioresidential segregation

Date and country of first publication

2010
Israel

Definition

Socio-residential segregation refers to the unequal distribution of different social groups in residential areas, typically based on socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, or other demographic characteristics. This segregation is often the result of historical patterns of discrimination, unequal access to resources, and varying levels of economic opportunity.

Socio-residential segregation can have significant implications for individuals and communities. It can lead to the concentration of poverty in certain neighborhoods, resulting in limited access to quality education, healthcare, employment opportunities, and other essential resources. This can contribute to a cycle of poverty and perpetuate inequality.

Additionally, socio-residential segregation can reinforce social divisions and inequalities by limiting interactions and social connections across different social groups. It can lead to the formation of homogeneous communities, where individuals have limited exposure to diverse perspectives and experiences. This can further perpetuate stereotypes, prejudices, and discrimination.

Efforts to address socio-residential segregation often involve policies and interventions aimed at promoting fair housing, improving access to affordable housing in diverse neighborhoods, reducing discrimination, and providing equal opportunities for all individuals. By promoting more integrated communities, policymakers and advocates aim to foster social cohesion, reduce inequality, and provide equal opportunities for all residents.

Synonyms

The following terms are synonymous with socioresidential segregation:

social residential segregation; socio residential segregation.

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

Related segregation forms

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

residential segregation, ethnic residential segregation, urban residential segregation, social segregation, postsocialist segregation, urban segregation, school 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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Socioresidential segregation appears in the following literature

Omer I. (201). High Resolution Geographic Data and Urban Modeling: The Case of Residential Segregation. GeoJournal Library, 99(), 15-29. Springer Science and Business Media B.V..https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8572-6_2

Marcińczak S., Gentile M., Stȩpniak M. (2013). Paradoxes of (post)socialist segregation: Metropolitan sociospatial divisions under socialism and after in Poland. Urban Geography, 34(3), 327-352. https://doi.org/10.1080/02723638.2013.778667

Oberti M., Savina Y. (2019). Urban and school segregation in Paris: The complexity of contextual effects on school achievement: The case of middle schools in the Paris metropolitan area. Urban Studies, 56(15), 3117-3142. SAGE Publications Ltd.https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098018811733

Cortés Y. (2021). Spatial accessibility to local public services in an unequal place: an analysis from patterns of residential segregation in the metropolitan area of santiago, chile. Sustainability (Switzerland), 13(2), 1-20. MDPI AG.https://doi.org/10.3390/su13020442

Goytia C. (2022). LAND MARKETS AND LAND POLICY IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN. The Routledge Handbook of Urban Studies in Latin America and the Caribbean: Cities, Urban Processes, and Policies, 143-171. Taylor and Francis.https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003132622-81

Marchant Santiago C., Acuña R.S., Monje-Hernández Y. (2022). LONG TERM FEATURES OF CITIES IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: Socio Residential Segregation, Territorial Inequality, and Spatial Fragmentation. The Routledge Handbook of Urban Studies in Latin America and the Caribbean: Cities, Urban Processes, and Policies, 177-201. Taylor and Francis.https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003132622-10