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Multidimensional Diversity in Two European Cities: Thinking beyond Ethnicity

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  • Aneta Piekut

    (Department of Geography, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, England)

  • Philip Rees

    (School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, England)

  • Gill Valentine

    (Department of Geography, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, England)

  • Marek Kupiszewski

    (Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Twarda 51/55, 00-818 Warsaw, Poland)

Abstract

This paper shifts discussion on social diversity from ethnic diversity to broader social diversity. We explore spatial social diversity and assess opportunities to encounter diversity in an urban context. In doing so, we prepared a description of diversity in the residential communities of two cities, Leeds and Warsaw, using census data for small areas (UK 2001, Poland 2002). Selected variables were used to represent the key social dimensions of difference: demographic, socioeconomic, ethnic, and disability. A cluster analysis using a k-means algorithm was implemented for each city separately and for the two cities combined using harmonized indicators. We selected eight cluster solutions for each city which had different profiles and spatial distributions. A combined cluster analysis showed that there was little overlap in community types across the two cities. The paper illustrates that Leeds and Warsaw residents experience very different opportunities to encounter difference which need to be taken into account when local diversity policies are implemented.

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  • Aneta Piekut & Philip Rees & Gill Valentine & Marek Kupiszewski, 2012. "Multidimensional Diversity in Two European Cities: Thinking beyond Ethnicity," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 44(12), pages 2988-3009, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envira:v:44:y:2012:i:12:p:2988-3009
    DOI: 10.1068/a4512
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    1. Rees, Philip Howell & Wohland, Pia N. & Norman, Paul D., 2009. "The estimation of mortality for ethnic groups at local scale within the United Kingdom," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 69(11), pages 1592-1607, December.
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    1. Gill Valentine & Joanna Sadgrove, 2014. "Biographical Narratives of Encounter: The Significance of Mobility and Emplacement in Shaping Attitudes towards Difference," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 51(9), pages 1979-1994, July.
    2. Kristiina Kukk & Maarten van Ham & Tiit Tammaru, 2019. "EthniCity of Leisure: A Domains Approach to Ethnic Integration During Free Time Activities," Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Royal Dutch Geographical Society KNAG, vol. 110(3), pages 289-302, July.
    3. Anna Gawlewicz, 2016. "Beyond openness and prejudice: The consequences of migrant encounters with difference," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 48(2), pages 256-272, February.

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