Resumen

CHECA-OLMOS, Juan Carlos; ARJONA-GARRIDO, Ángeles  y  CHECA-OLMOS, Francisco. Residential segregation of alien population in Andalusia, Spain. Pap. poblac [online]. 2011, vol.17, n.70, pp.219-246. ISSN 2448-7147.

The article discusses, first, the spatial segregation experienced by immigrants in Andalusia (Spain), and then the main causes for this. For those questions are used to measure the index of dissimilarity and interaction. In addition, we completed the research to explore the elements that determine the segregation process, for this purpose there was a survey of the immigrant population in Spain. The results show that the residential market in the municipalities where immigrants are highly segmented inserted from the nationality or place of origin. Similarly, the causes of this segregation respond to economic and ethnic exclusion.

Palabras llave : Andalusia; residential segregation; immigration; discrimination.