Suburban Sprawl, Racial Segregation and Spatial Mismatch in Metropolitan America

Using multivariate models and newly available measures to measure Smart Growth, the issue of whether Smart Growth will help reduce racial separation is asked. Among the multiple findings is that metro areas with equal percentages of population living in the suburbs (and with other variables controll...

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Published in:Sociation today 2006-11, Vol.4 (2)
Main Authors: Jaret, Charles, Adelman, Robert M, Reid, Lesley Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Economic Development
new urbanism
racial discrimination
Residential Segregation
smart growth
suburbanization
Urban Development
urban sprawl
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Summary:Using multivariate models and newly available measures to measure Smart Growth, the issue of whether Smart Growth will help reduce racial separation is asked. Among the multiple findings is that metro areas with equal percentages of population living in the suburbs (and with other variables controlled), the ones with more sprawl (i.e. lower densities, long unconnected streets) have less black-white residential segregation. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:1542-6300
1542-6300