Name: Measuring Neighborhood Segregation and Diversity
Author: Emily Talen

Course Info

9 video lessons (56 Mins)
Published
2019

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Browse Course Chapters

1.

Introduction

1 min
2.

Diversity and Segregation

5 mins
3.

Measurement Approaches

5 mins
4.

Retrieving Data

6 mins
5.

Working with Tables and GIS

9 mins
6.

Calculating the Measures

8 mins
7.

Combining Data

5 mins
8.

Using GeoDa Software

6 mins
9.

Merging Tables and Wrap-Up

7 mins

What You Will Learn

Understand segregation and diversity
Alternative ways of measuring neighborhood segregation and diversity
The pros and cons of alternative measurement approaches
How to work with Census data to measure neighborhood segregation and diversity.

Course Description

The difficulties in measuring social differences at the local level—at the scale of a neighborhood—is one of the most significant challenges facing U.S. cities. Overcoming that challenge is of key interest to city planners. This course reviews various ways to measure both segregation and diversity at the neighborhood scale. The course works through an example using data for Chicago, showing how simple spreadsheet calculations can be used to map the locations of both neighborhood segregation and diversity.

Learn these skills

Census
Data Analysis
Demographics
Equity
GIS
Mapping
Research Methods

AICP CM

This course is approved for 1 AICP CM credit.

AIA CES

This is 1 LU.

CNU-A

This course is approved for 1 CNU-A credit.

Meet Your Instructor

Emily Talen

Emily Talen is Professor of Urbanism at the University of Chicago. Her research is devoted to urban design and urbanism, especially the relationship between the built environment and social equity.

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