title: Residential segregation from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century: evidence from the Netherlands.
abstract: A case study of three early modern Dutch cities (Alkmaar, Delft, and Amsterdam) using geographical information systems and confronting earlier historical, sociological, and geographical models finds clear patterns of segregation below the level of the city block, thus necessitating block-face mapping. The remarkable continuity in patterns of residential segregation is best explained by the workings of the real-estate market, allowing the well-to-do and middle classes to realize their preferences. In Amsterdam, the merchant elites were able to use their political dominance to plan a scenic and expansive residential environment free from noisy and odorous activities.
authors.forename: Clé
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lesger
authors.forename: Marco H D
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Van Leeuwen
mesh_terms: D004467:Economics / Q000266:history; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006798:Housing / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009426:Netherlands / Q000208:ethnology; D009622:Noise; D009812:Odorants; D011157:Population Dynamics / Q000266:history; D011287:Prejudice; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000266:history; D012923:Social Class / Q000266:history; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors / Q000266:history