Fig. 1: Illustration of how we measure segregation and isolation. | Nature Cities

Fig. 1: Illustration of how we measure segregation and isolation.

From: US cities are defined by rings and pockets with limited socioeconomic mixing

Fig. 1: Illustration of how we measure segregation and isolation.

Residents from neighborhoods with different median incomes visit amenities. Amenities are segregated if they attract visitors from a similar income bracket; neighborhoods are isolated if their residents visit segregated amenities during their daily activities throughout the city. Icons adapted from OpenStreetMap Carto under a Creative Commons license CC BY-SA 2.0 (ref. 56).

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