Urban Socio-Economic Segregation and Income Inequality A Global Perspective /

This open access book investigates the link between income inequality and socio-economic residential segregation in 24 large urban regions in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. It offers a unique global overview of segregation trends based on case studies by local aut...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: van Ham, Maarten (Editor), Tammaru, Tiit (Editor), Ubarevičienė, Rūta (Editor), Janssen, Heleen (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2021.
Edition:1st ed. 2021.
Series:The Urban Book Series,
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Table of Contents:
  • Part 1: Introduction
  • Rising inequalities and a changing social geography of cities. An introduction to the global segregation book
  • Residential segregation between income groups in international perspective
  • Part 2: Africa
  • Income inequality, socio-economic status and residential segregation in Greater Cairo: 1986-2006
  • Social inequality and spatial segregation in Cape Town
  • Income inequality and socio-economic segregation in the city of Johannesburg
  • Part 3: Asia
  • Dual land regime, income inequalities and multifaceted socio-economic and spatial segregation in Hong Kong
  • Income inequality and socioeconomic segregation in Jakarta
  • Socio-spatial segregation and exclusion in Mumbai
  • Social polarisation and socio-economic segregation in Shanghai, China: Evidence from 2000 and 2010 censuses
  • Increasing inequality and the changing spatial distribution of income in Tel-Aviv
  • Changes in occupational structure and residential segregation in Tokyo
  • Part 4: Australia
  • The land ofthe 'fair go'? Mapping income inequality and socioeconomic segregation across Melbourne neighbourhoods
  • Part 5: Europe
  • Making sense of segregation in a well-connected city: the case of Berlin.