This paper is concerned with the location of immigrants in the United States, as reported in the 1990 Census. Where they settle has implications for the economic, social and political impact of immigrants. Immigrants are highly geographically concentrated. Compared to the native born they are...

Seit den 1930er Jahren wird der von Ernst Bloch geprägte Begriff der Ungleichzeitigkeit für die widersprüchlichen Wirklichkeiten in kapitalistischen Gesellschaften verwendet - gerade auch was deren räumliche Ausprägungen betrifft. Die Innerstädtische Raumbeobachtung des BBR mit ihren...

A great deal of urban policy depends on the possibility of creating stable, economically and racially mixed neighborhoods. Many social interaction models - including the seminal Schelling (1971) model -- have the feature that the only stable equilibria are fully segregated. These models suggest...

Residential segregation by race and income are enduring features of urban America. Understanding the effects of residential segregation on educational attainment, labor market outcomes, criminal activity and other outcomes has been a leading project of the social sciences for over half a...