Measuring the spatial pattern of residential segregation
Measuring the spatial pattern of residential segregation
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DOI：
10.1080/0042098042000194133
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发表时间：
2004-04-01
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4.7
通讯作者：
Dawkins, CJ
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作者：
Dawkins, CJ
本文讨论了一种新的衡量居住种族隔离的方法，该方法将邻里之间的空间接近度纳入指数的计算。衡量的依据是基尼隔离指数。与近年来讨论的其他类似措施不同，这一措施满足"转移原则"，足够灵活，可以量化一系列预先指定的空间隔离模式，并且很容易使用空间统计软件包进行计算。使用几个简单的模拟和案例研究的非白色-白色隔离在亚特兰大，格鲁吉亚的属性的指数说明。该指数在亚特兰大的应用表明，相邻街区之间的空间接近对种族隔离的总体水平有很大的影响。
This paper discusses a new measure of residential segregation by race that incorporates spatial proximity among neighbourhoods into the calculation of the index. The basis for the measure is the Gini index of segregation. Unlike other similar measures discussed in recent years, this measure satisfies the 'principle of transfers', is flexible enough to quantify a range of pre-specified spatial patterns of segregation and is easy to compute using spatial statistics software packages. The properties of the index are illustrated using several simple simulations and a case study of non-White-White segregation in Atlanta, Georgia. The application of the index in Atlanta suggests that spatial proximity among adjacent neighbourhoods has a large impact on overall levels of racial segregation.