Ethnic diversity and segregation in German cities
| Autor: | Moritz Meister, Annekatrin Niebuhr, Tanja Buch |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Sociology and Political Science
media_common.quotation_subject Population 0211 other engineering and technologies 0507 social and economic geography Ethnic group 02 engineering and technology Development German Cultural diversity education media_common education.field_of_study 05 social sciences 021107 urban & regional planning respiratory system language.human_language Urban Studies Geography Variation (linguistics) Tourism Leisure and Hospitality Management language Spatial ecology Demographic economics Negative correlation human activities 050703 geography Diversity (politics) |
| Zdroj: | Cities. 115:103221 |
| ISSN: | 0264-2751 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.cities.2021.103221 |
| Popis: | Based on geocoded data, we analyze the level and (co)variation of ethnic diversity and ethnic segregation across large cities in Germany. Overall, our results indicate that the level of ethnic segregation is relatively low in German cities. However, it differs across migrant groups and skill levels. Moreover, there is considerable variation in both segregation and diversity across cities, which shows some specific patterns. East German cities are characterized by a low population share of foreign workers and high diversity among migrants that coincide with an above-average degree of segregation. The largest West German cities tend to show a diverse population structure, which is accompanied by low segregation levels. This trend also applies to the main college towns in West Germany. In contrast, cities in the old industrialized Ruhr area are characterized by above-average segregation levels, which goes hand-in-hand with relatively low diversity. Altogether, we detect a negative correlation between ethnic diversity and segregation. The significant differences in diversity and segregation across urban areas might be the result of distinct migration histories of the cities and a pronounced persistence of the resulting spatial patterns. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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