Problem
Segregation of poor and minority population in urban ghettos
Other Names:
Ghettoization Nature:
The physical environment and social well-being of central cities depend largely on employment opportunities, a rising tax base, and income distribution. Unskilled immigrants are an increasing proportion of the urban population, and the decreasing number of jobs available to them means they rely on government for welfare, medical care, housing, food, and other essentials. At the same time, the ability of central cities to provide these services is hampered by the continuously declining tax base resulting from the suburbanization of industries and the movement of the middle class away from city centres.
Broader Problems:
SegregationDiscrimination in housingDiscrimination against minoritiesDeterioration of living standards of workersDemoralizing image of urban community identity Aggravates:
ZionismClass consciousnessDumping ground labelLocales of high crime ratesLack of sanitation in citiesIneffective operation of community networksEnvironmental degradation of inner city areasPsychosocial effects of transport systems Strategies:
Protecting the poorStudying causes of segregation of minority population into urban ghettosSegregating poor and minority population in urban ghettosSegregating ethnic groupsSegregating housingRenewing urban environment Subject(s):
Amenities → Slums, encampmentsAmenities → Urban
Society → Disadvantaged
Society → Minority, indigenous groups
Society → Segregation
Sociology → Population
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST