Residential Segregation from the Sixteenth to the Nineteenth Century: Evidence from the Netherlands

A case study of three early modern Dutch cities (Alkmaar, Delft, and Amsterdam) using geographical information systems and confronting earlier historical, sociological, and geographical models finds clear patterns of segregation below the level of the city block, thus necessitating block-face mappin...

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Published in:The Journal of interdisciplinary history 2012, Vol.42 (3), p.333-369
Main Authors: Lesger, Clé, Van Leeuwen, Marco H. D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Canals
Case studies
Cities
Economic geography
Economics - history
Elites
Geographic information systems
Geographical information systems
Geography
Historical geography
History
History of medicine
History, 16th Century
History, 17th Century
History, 18th Century
History, 19th Century
Houses
Housing - economics
Housing - history
Housing - legislation & jurisprudence
Mapping
Merchants
Modelling
Neighborhoods
Netherlands
Netherlands - ethnology
Noise
Odorants
Population Dynamics - history
Prejudice
Racial segregation
Real estate market
Rental value
Residence Characteristics - history
Residential Segregation
Segregation
Social Class - history
Socioeconomic Factors - history
Spatial analysis
Towns
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Summary:A case study of three early modern Dutch cities (Alkmaar, Delft, and Amsterdam) using geographical information systems and confronting earlier historical, sociological, and geographical models finds clear patterns of segregation below the level of the city block, thus necessitating block-face mapping. The remarkable continuity in patterns of residential segregation is best explained by the workings of the real-estate market, allowing the well-to-do and middle classes to realize their preferences. In Amsterdam, the merchant elites were able to use their political dominance to plan a scenic and expansive residential environment free from noisy and odorous activities.
ISSN:0022-1953
1530-9169
DOI:10.1162/JINH_a_00254