Spatial socioeconomic segregation

Date and country of first publication

2014
United States

Definition

Spatial socio-economic segregation refers to the physical separation of people based on their socioeconomic status. This can manifest in different ways, such as certain neighborhoods or communities being primarily inhabited by people of a certain income level, or specific areas being designated for housing projects or affluent residential developments. This type of segregation can result in unequal access to resources and opportunities, leading to disparities in education, employment, healthcare, and other aspects of life. It can also reinforce existing social inequalities and perpetuate cycles of poverty.

Synonyms

The following terms are synonymous with spatial socioeconomic segregation:

socioeconomic spatial segregation.

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

Related segregation forms

Spatial socioeconomic segregation is frequently discussed in the literature with the following segregation forms:

spatial segregation, urban segregation, residential segregation, ethnoracial segregation, socioeconomic 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).

Spatial socioeconomic segregation appears in the following literature

Thibert J., Osorio G.A. (2014). Urban segregation and metropolitics in latin America: The Case of Bogotá, Colombia. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 38(4), 1319-1343. Blackwell Publishing Ltd.https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2427.12021

López-Ospina H.A., Martínez F.J., Cortés C.E. (2016). Microeconomic model of residential location incorporating life cycle and social expectations. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 55(), 33-43. Elsevier Ltd.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2015.09.008

El Ayadi N., Mamadouh V. (2019). Language crossing, fluid identities, and spatial mobility: Representing language, identity, and place in an Amsterdam based movie. Handbook of the Changing World Language Map, 1(), 2381-2398. Springer International Publishing.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02438-3_184

Smith J.L., Sonmez Z., Zettel N. (2021). Growing Income Inequality and Socioeconomic Segregation in the Chicago Region. Urban Book Series, 349-369. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64569-4_18