Abstract
Rapid urban growth and suburbanization in the United States, dating from the early part of the twentieth century, coincided with increasing residential segregation by race and income (Massey and Denton, 1988; 1993). During the early phases, industrialization was a primary factor in shaping new patterns of urban form. In searching for more land-intensive forms of production and after the truck became an important mode of transportation, manufacturing activities moved to suburban areas. The rapid growth in the demand for labor attracted large-scale European migration and the African American population from the South, and residential segregation by race became pronounced. Segregation was achieved through legal and non-legal, often violent, means (Massey and Denton, 1988; 1993).
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Flores, C., Wilson, R.H. (2009). Changing Patterns of Residential Segregation in Austin. In: Roberts, B.R., Wilson, R.H. (eds) Urban Segregation and Governance in the Americas. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230620841_10
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