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Housing Supply and Residential Segregation in Ireland

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  • Zoua M. Vang

    (Zoua M. Vang is in the Department of Sociology, McGill University, Room 713, Leocock Building, 855 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T7, Canada, zuajmvaj@gmail.com)

Abstract

The article examines the role of housing supply in ethnic diversity and the residential segregation of Asian, African and eastern European immigrants from Irish nationals in Ireland. Housing supply is defined as the proportions of new housing, private rental accommodation and social housing among all housing units in an electoral district. Multivariate regressions reveal that, among all three housing supply variables, the proportion of private rentals had the largest effect on ethnic diversity and immigrant— Irish segregation. Areas with higher proportions of private rental units were more ethnically diverse, had greater presences of Africans, Asians and eastern Europeans (as opposed to high concentrations of Irish nationals) and exhibited greater integration between each of the three immigrant groups and Irish nationals. The article concludes with a discussion of immigrant assimilation and questions whether the patterns of residential integration observed would further facilitate other forms of social inclusion for immigrants in Irish society.

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  • Zoua M. Vang, 2010. "Housing Supply and Residential Segregation in Ireland," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 47(14), pages 2983-3012, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:47:y:2010:i:14:p:2983-3012
    DOI: 10.1177/0042098009360220
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