Search for dissertations about: "Ethnic residential segregation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words Ethnic residential segregation.

2. 1. URBAN SEGREGATION AND URBAN FORM : From residential segregation to segregation in public space

   Author : Ann Legeby; Lars Marcus; Eva Öresjö; Anna-Johanna Klasander; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; urban segregation; urban form; urban design; housing segregation; residential segregation; public space; co-presence; public life; spatial affordance; Architecture; Arkitektur;

   Abstract : Urban segregation is considered a major social problem in Sweden and several national anti-segregation initiatives have been launched to decrease social and ethnic segregation but so far only with marginal effects (SOU 2005:29). Urban design and town planning are rarely the focus in national anti-segregation initiatives; the architectural issue has mainly been confined to matters concerning housing policies. READ MORE

4. 2. Studies in the Dynamics of Residential Segregation

   Author : Åsa Bråmå; Roger Andersson; Urban Fransson; Terje Wessel; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social and economic geography; residential segregation; segregation processes; selective migration; distressed neighbourhoods; minority enclaves; Sweden; Kulturgeografi; Human geography; Kulturgeografi;

   Abstract : In four scientific papers, this thesis investigates the processes, in terms of movements of individuals, that have produced, reproduced and transformed patterns of residential segregation in Swedish cities between 1990 and 2000.Paper 1 examines processes of immigrant concentration, and the role of the Swedish majority population in these processes. READ MORE

5. 3. The Urban Tapestry : Essays on the Relationship Between Social Networks and Residential Segregation

   Author : Laura Fürsich; Maria Brandén; Benjamin Jarvis; Sarah Valdez; Peter Rich; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social networks; Segregation; Agent-based modeling; Social infrastructure; Residential choice; Analytical sociology; Register data;

   Abstract : Dominant explanations of segregation argue that patterns of spatial residential sorting are shaped by the aggregation of individual residential choices, guided by discrimination, differences in resources, and preference-based explanations of neighborhood ethnic composition. However, research on social networks indicates that social influence can serve as a driver of collective outcomes that result in social organization. READ MORE

6. 4. Essays on Ethnic Segregation and Economic Outcomes

   Author : Emma Neuman; Mats Hammarstedt; Lina Aldén; Oskar Nordström Skans; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Ethnic segregation; tipping behaviour; neighbourhood effect; labour market outcomes; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Essay 1: This paper studies tipping behaviour in the residential mobility of the native population inSweden between 1990 and 2007. Using regression discontinuity methods, we find that thegrowth in native population in a neighbourhood discontinuously drops once aneighbourhood’s immigrant share exceeds the identified tipping point. READ MORE

7. 5. Moving out, moving up, becoming employed : Studies in the residential segregation and social integration of immigrants in Sweden

   Author : Kati Kadarik; Roger Andersson; John Östh; Anneli Kährik; David Manley; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Residential segregation; social integration; residential mobility; neighbourhood effects; k-nearest neighbour; Sweden; Social and Economic Geography; Kulturgeografi;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the complex relationship between residential segregation and social integration. The dominant discourse in Sweden and Europe sees residential segregation as hindering socioeconomic and cultural integration, creating parallel societies and even threatening the social cohesion of European societies. READ MORE