London and Ethnic segregation

Gentrification is the process of renovation and revival of a deteriorated neighbourhood. Increasingly, more and more areas in London are being gentrified, minimising the development gap as well as gap of ethnic segregation.

There are external and internal factors that influence ethnic segregation:

Internal:

1. Mutual support for families i.e. community organisations
2. Favourable shops and places of worship close by.
3. Friendships within the ethnic groups.
4. Protection against racial abuse.
5. More opportunities to speak native language.

External:

1. Uneducated/ unemployed ethnic group is forced into cheap housing areas.
2. Discrimination by estate agents.
3. Social hostility from majority of the population.
4. Racially motivated violence against the ethnic group.

Ethnic segregation is the separation of ethnic groups in daily life.