Networks of (Dis)connection: Mobility Practices, Tertiary Streets, and Sectarian Divisions in North Belfast
Networks of (Dis)connection: Mobility Practices, Tertiary Streets, and Sectarian Divisions in North Belfast
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10.1080/24694452.2019.1593817
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发表时间：
2019-05-30
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3.9
通讯作者：
Bryan, Dominic
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作者：
Davies, Gemma;Dixon, John;Bryan, Dominic
北爱尔兰新教和天主教社区之间的长期紧张关系导致了高度的种族隔离。本文探讨了贝尔法斯特北部居民在日常生活中迁徙的空间，以及这些空间受到种族隔离的影响程度。我们特别关注相互连接的三级街道对交通模式的作用。我们采用Grannis(1998)的概念从贝尔法斯特北部相互连接的三级街道集合中定义T-社区。这些数据与从当地居民那里收集的6000多个全球定位系统(GPS)轨迹相结合，以评估在不同空间花费的时间。空间被划分为居民自己的社区从属区域(组内)、与社区没有明确关联的区域(混合)或对立的社区从属区域(组外)。我们进一步将空间区分为T形社区内的空间或沿着主干道的一段。我们的工作扩展了对T-社区的研究，将他们的作用扩大到探索居住偏好之外，而是探索通过日常流动实践表达社会分歧的(脱节)联系网络。我们得出的结论是，居民在混合区和群外地区迁移的可能性明显降低，在T-社区内尤其如此。同样明显的是，如果居民在车里，他们更有可能沿着主干道的组外路段行驶，而且女性并不比男性更有可能在组外空间内移动。来自GPS轨迹的证据也提供了对一些似乎发生混合的地区的洞察。关键词：地理信息系统，北爱尔兰，冲突后，种族隔离，T-社区。
Long-standing tensions between Protestant and Catholic communities in Northern Ireland have led to high levels of segregation. This article explores the spaces within which residents of north Belfast move within everyday life and the extent to which these are influenced by segregation. We focus in particular on the role that interconnecting tertiary streets have on patterns of mobility. We adapt Grannis's (1998) concept to define T-communities from sets of interconnecting tertiary streets within north Belfast. These are combined with more than 6,000 Global Positioning System (GPS) tracks collected from local residents to assess the amount of time spent within different spaces. Spaces are divided into areas of residents' own community affiliations (in-group), areas not clearly associated with either community (mixed), or areas of opposing community affiliation (out-group). We further differentiate space as being either within a T-community or along a section of main road. Our work extends research on T-communities by expanding their role beyond exploring residential preference, to explore, instead, networks of (dis)connection through which social divisions are expressed via everyday mobility practices. We conclude that residents are significantly less likely to move within mixed and out-group areas and that this is especially true within T-communities. It is also evident that residents are more likely to travel along out-group sections of a main road if they are in a vehicle and that women show no greater likelihood than men to move within out-group space. Evidence from GPS tracks also provides insights into some areas where mixing appears to occur. Key Words: GIS, Northern Ireland, postconflict, segregation, T-communities.