Analyzing the Impact of Public Housing Privatization on Immigrant Micro-Segregation in Milan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5934566 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Igor Costarelli (0000-0001-6746-4721, University of Milano-Bicocca, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 565 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/socsci12100565 |
| OpenAlex | W4387477846 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 31 |
In several Western European countries, a significant share of social rental housing stock has been sold since the 1980s as part of government policies aimed at promoting homeownership societies. Research has shown that tenure conversion has contributed to increasing socio-spatial segregation of lower-income groups, with diverging spatial patterns of homeownership among immigrants. This paper examines the impact of recent public housing privatization schemes in Milan in relation to micro-segregation and peripheralization processes of foreign populations, which represent distinctive features of immigrant residential distribution in this city. By employing name analysis, an unconventional approach in segregation studies, I inferred the geographical origins of homebuyers and mapped their distribution across the city. The findings reveal divergent purchasing behaviors, whereby Italians predominantly acquire properties in semi-central areas currently undergoing urban regeneration. In contrast, immigrants tend to concentrate their acquisitions in peripheral post-war public housing neighborhoods or in areas predominantly inhabited by residents with similar geographical origins. This paper contributes to the existing literature on ethnic residential segregation in Southern European cities by shedding light on the underexplored role of public housing privatization policies in shaping specific residential patterns and housing outcomes among different groups
Business · Demographic economics · Development economics · Distribution (mathematics · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Ethnic group · Geography · Government (linguistics · Immigration · Political science · Public housing · Purchasing · Rental housing · Renting · Stock (firearms · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies · Urbanization and City Planning
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |