<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Social segregation is a subject common in contemporary studies of metropolitan areas. Until recently, studies of segregation focused on the distribution of ethnic groups, immigrants, and the poor. Today, they also cover additional indicators such as demographic properties, education, and affiliation with social and professional categories, which can also serve to determine the causes of the segregation (including the self-segregation of the rich). This article aims to point out the measures of segregation that present the segregation levels in the most complete manner, along with their application in the context of three European metropolitan areas: Warsaw, Berlin, and Paris. The first part of the article is a review of the existing approaches to segregation measures, followed by the selection of research method, presentation of the analysis’ results, and evaluation of the applied methods; presenting the opportunities and limitations in research of the social segregation phenomenon.</p></abstract>

Social segregation is a subject common in contemporary studies of metropolitan areas. Until recently, studies of segregation focused on the distribution of ethnic groups, immigrants, and the poor. Today, they also cover additional indicators such as demographic properties, education, and affiliation with social and professional categories, which can also serve to determine the causes of the segregation (including the self-segregation of the rich). This article aims to point out the measures of segregation that present the segregation levels in the most complete manner, along with their application in the context of three European metropolitan areas: Warsaw, Berlin, and Paris. The first part of the article is a review of the existing approaches to segregation measures, followed by the selection of research method, presentation of the analysis’ results, and evaluation of the applied methods; presenting the opportunities and limitations in research of the social segregation phenomenon.

Measures of social segregation in the context of Warsaw, Berlin and Paris metropolitan areas

Departament of World Regional Geography, Institute of Regional and Global Studies, Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw, Poland

Departament of Political Geography and Regional Studies, Institute of Regional and Global Studies, Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw, Poland

Miscellanea Geographica

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Social segregation is a subject common in contemporary studies of metropolitan areas. Until recently, studies of segregation focused on the distribution of...

Measures of social segregation in the context of Warsaw, Berlin and Paris metropolitan areas

Published Online: Oct 26, 2015

Page range: 22 - 35

Received: Dec 16, 2014

Accepted: Jun 26, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgrsd-2015-0012

Keywords
Segregation measures, social segregation, Warsaw, Berlin, Paris

© 2015 Anna Grzegorczyk et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This chapter is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Public License.

Measures of social segregation in the context of Warsaw, Berlin and Paris metropolitan areas

Published Online: Oct 26, 2015

Page range: 22 - 35

Received: Dec 16, 2014

Accepted: Jun 26, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgrsd-2015-0012

KeywordsSegregation measures, social segregation, Warsaw, Berlin, Paris

© 2015 Anna Grzegorczyk et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This chapter is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Public License.

Keywords
Segregation measures, social segregation, Warsaw, Berlin, Paris