New Studies On Race And Housing

Four new studies on housing in Chicago, Boston, and San Diego examine the changing racial landscape based on 2000 Census data.

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June 4, 2002, 9:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

The collaborative study by The Civil Rights Project (CRP) and a leading housing expert from The John F. Kennedy School of Government finds a small number of communities are becoming increasingly white as gentrification is occurring and some multi-racial communities are developing. One conclusion: Communities need to address concerns about equity and access to adequate housing, transportation and employment opportunities, and to coordinate regionally to begin to deal effectively with a more complex metropolitan space.

Thanks to Dateline APA

FULL STORY: RACE, PLACE AND SEGREGATION: Redrawing the Color Line in Our Nation's Metros

Tuesday, June 4, 2002 in Harvard University

Social / Demographics United States

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