A comparative study of socio-economic segregation in European capital city-regions: From segregation to desegregation?

Rūta Ubarevičienė; Tiit Tammaru; Maarten van Ham; Leandro Basílio Junior; Māris Bērziņš; Kevin Credit; Diogo Gaspar Silva; Richard Harris; Kadi Kalm; Timo Kauppinen; Zaiga Krišjāne; Jorge Malheiros; Thomas Maloutas; David Manley; Sako Musterd; Oriol Nel·lo; Milena Nevanto; Ladislav Novotný; Martin Ouředníček; Sergio Porcel; Antonine Ribardière; Martin Šimon; Maciej Smętkowski; Stavros Spyrellis; Magnus Strömgren; Wouter van Gent; Terje Wessel

doi:10.1177/00420980251378028

A comparative study of socio-economic segregation in European capital city-regions: From segregation to desegregation?

Rūta Ubarevičienė
, Tiit Tammaru^*
, Maarten van Ham
, Leandro Basílio Junior
, Māris Bērziņš
, Kevin Credit
, Diogo Gaspar Silva
, Richard Harris
, Kadi Kalm
, Timo Kauppinen
, Zaiga Krišjāne
, Jorge Malheiros
, Thomas Maloutas
, David Manley
, Sako Musterd
, Oriol Nel·lo
, Milena Nevanto
, Ladislav Novotný
, Martin Ouředníček
, Sergio Porcel

Antonine Ribardière, Martin Šimon, Maciej Smętkowski, Stavros Spyrellis, Magnus Strömgren, Wouter van Gent, Terje Wessel

^*Šī darba korespondējošais autors

Ģeogrāfijas nodaļa

Lithuanian Centre for Social Science
Delft University of Technology
University of Tartu
Estonian Academy of Sciences
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Maynooth University
University of Lisbon
University of Bristol
National Institute for Health and Welfare
Harokopio University
University of Amsterdam
Autonomous University of Barcelona
University of Helsinki
P. J. Safarik University
Charles University
Institut Metròpoli
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
Czech Academy of Sciences
University of Warsaw
National Centre for Social Research
Umeå University
University of Oslo

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Previous research based on 2001 and 2011 census data indicated rising levels of residential segregation between socio-economic groups in many large city-regions in Europe as well as globally. Rising segregation is an important societal concern, as place of residence plays a crucial role in shaping access to urban opportunities. Residential isolation can be especially harmful for the most vulnerable groups. Income inequality was identified as the primary driver of this segregation. The current paper extends comparative research on residential segregation in Europe by incorporating the latest 2021 census and register-based data to determine whether segregation levels have continued to rise or have peaked, or whether there are signs of desegregation. It also examines how changes in segregation align with shifts in income inequality and occupational structures. A comparative analysis of 16 European capital city-regions shows a slowdown in the rise of segregation, with some city-regions transitioning from segregation to desegregation. These changes coincide with both a slowdown in the growth of income inequality and increased professionalisation of the workforce. The study suggests that future research should focus on the mechanisms driving residential desegregation in different urban contexts, with particular attention to the diversification of residential patterns among the expanding professional class.

Oriģinālvaloda	Angļu
Lapas (no-līdz)	779-803
Lapu skaits	25
Žurnāls	Urban Studies
Sējums	63
Izdevuma numurs	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/00420980251378028
Publikācijas statuss	Publicēts - marts 2026

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Ubarevičienė, R., Tammaru, T., van Ham, M., Basílio Junior, L., Bērziņš, M., Credit, K., Gaspar Silva, D., Harris, R., Kalm, K., Kauppinen, T., Krišjāne, Z., Malheiros, J., Maloutas, T., Manley, D., Musterd, S., Nel·lo, O., Nevanto, M., Novotný, L., Ouředníček, M., ... Wessel, T. (2026). A comparative study of socio-economic segregation in European capital city-regions: From segregation to desegregation? Urban Studies, 63(4), 779-803. https://doi.org/10.1177/00420980251378028

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