AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS IN ALMERIA (SPAIN): SPATIAL SEGREGATION, RESIDENTIAL CONDITIONS AND HOUSING SEGMENTATION

• Authors: Checa Olmos J. C. , Garrido A. A.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In this article, the residential situation of the immigrants coming from Africa to the province of Almeria is described, analyzing mainly two aspects. Firstly, the residential segregation starting from the indexes of dissimilarity, isolation and absolute centralization. Secondly, the characteristics of the lodgings inhabited by the immigrants, taking as reference the indicators of stability, adequacy, habitability and affordability. The data were obtained from the Municipal Census and from a survey. The results show high residential segregation and a deficient residential situation, where almost three out of every four African immigrants live in unfit dwellings. The main reason that explains this situation is ethnic discrimination.

Keywords

EN

AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS (ALMERIA; HOUSING SEGMENTATION; RESIDENTIAL CONDITIONS; SPAIN) SEGREGATION

Discipline

• SOCIOLOGY: SOCIOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Sociology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Sociológia (Sociology)
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 39
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 535-559
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Checa Olmos J. C.

author

Garrido A. A.

• J. C. Checa Olmos, University of Almeria, Department of Historia, Geografía e Historia del Arte, University of Almeria, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, La Canada de San Urbano (Almeria), Spain

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

08SKAAAA03727485