The aim of this article is to introduce a new stand-alone application—Geo-Segregation
Analyzer—that is capable of calculating 43 residential segregation indices, regardless of the …

Population segregation measurement is a topic of broad interest in the social sciences. In
this paper we draw from recent advances in the spatial analysis literature to derive …

Formal development of segregation measures is often associated with the classic piece by
Duncan and Duncan (1955), which introduced the dissimilarity index D that is easy to …

Presenting current research on spatial epidemiology, this book covers topics such as
exposure, chronic disease, infectious disease, accessibility to health care settings and new …

Geographical information systems (GISs) are a powerful means of adding value to and
exploring historic data. Historic data that have been input into, and manipulated using, GIS …

Industry cluster development is important to stimulate regional economy. Conventional
spatial methods for detecting industry clusters use a pairwise manner to infer the co-location …

Previous research has shown that spatial mismatch between residential location and
employment opportunities acts as a key influencing factor in employment outcomes for …

The temporal persistence of crime hot spots is recognized as a valuable indicator of
consistent problem areas. The current literature has not adequately addressed the …

To understand historians' participation in cross-disciplinary debates about migration and
migration theory, it is helpful to acknowledge some of the habits of mind and practices of …

The agglomeration effect significantly influences firms' site selection. Manufacturing firms
often exhibit intricate spatial co-location patterns that are indicative of agglomerations due to …