This study unveils the driving forces behind changes in racial segregation in the USA from 1990–2020 by linking it to population shifts in specific racial groups. We developed a decomposition method to illuminate the specific contributions of residential mobility and other demographic dynamics of each population group to urban segregation.
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This is a summary of: Elbers, B. Explaining changes in US residential segregation through patterns of population change. Nat. Cities https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-024-00032-w (2024).
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Minority-driven residential desegregation has outweighed majority-driven resegregation in the USA since 1990. Nat Cities 1, 183–184 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-024-00039-3
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