Urban planing: reflection
hoboub0102
measuring_segregation.pptxMeasuring Racial Segregation in the Housing Market
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Dissimilarity index (DI)
% of one group that would have to move to be completely integrated in the neighborhoods of another group
0 – 100 in percentage terms, 0 – 1 in decimals
Measuring Racial Segregation
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Dissimilarity index (DI)
% of one group that would have to move to be completely integrated in the neighborhoods of another group
0 – 100 in percentage terms, 0 – 1 in decimals
Measuring Racial Segregation
Source: Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences
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Dissimilarity index (DI)
% of one group that would have to move to be completely integrated in the neighborhoods of another group
0 – 100 in percentage terms, 0 – 1 in decimals
Dissimilarity index between Tempe Latinos and whites is 26
Dissimilarity index between Tempe Latinos and African Americans is 17
<30 is low, 30-60 is moderate, >60 is high
Measuring Racial Segregation
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Isolation Index
Average % of same group in neighborhood
0 – 100 in percentage terms, 0 – 1 in decimals
Isolation index for Tempe whites is 65
Measuring Racial Segregation
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Isolation Index
Average % of same group in neighborhood
0 – 100 in percentage terms, 0 – 1 in decimals
Isolation index for Tempe whites is 65
Measuring Racial Segregation
62%
Source: Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences
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Exposure Index
Average % of different group in neighborhood
0 – 100 in percentage terms, 0 – 1 in decimals
Exposure of Tempe whites to Latinos is 19
Measuring Racial Segregation
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Exposure Index
Average % of different group in neighborhood
0 – 100 in percentage terms, 0 – 1 in decimals
Exposure of Tempe whites to Latinos is 19
Measuring Racial Segregation
21%
Source: Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences
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