Tract segregation

Date and country of first publication

2004
United States

Definition

Segregation of tracts refers to the practice of separating communities or neighborhoods based on factors such as race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status. This can occur through various means such as housing discrimination, zoning laws, or economic disparities that limit access to certain areas for certain groups of people. Tract segregation can result in unequal distribution of resources, limited opportunities, and perpetuation of social and economic inequalities.

Notes

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Tract Segregation appears on the following literature

Ellis M., Wright R., Parks V. (2004). Work together, live apart? Geographies of racial and ethnic segregation at home and at work. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 94(3), 620-637. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8306.2004.00417.x

Fischer C.S., Stockmayer G., Stiles J., Hout M. (2004). Distinguishing the geographic levels and social dimensions of U.S. metropolitan segregation, 1960 2000. Demography, 41(1), 37-59. Duke University Press.https://doi.org/10.1353/dem.2004.0002

Bischoff K. (2008). School district fragmentation and racial residential segregation: How do boundaries matter?. Urban Affairs Review, 44(2), 182-217. https://doi.org/10.1177/1078087408320651