As part of my class’s field research in public policy, I am hoping to better understand urban segregation and integration. This includes a variety of reasons why people seek to avoid those they see as very different from themselves: economic disparities, race, ethnicity, religion, gender, disability status, and so on. I want to conduct research that will help my
readers understand the rationale for segregation and integration, as well as their positive and negative impacts. With this understanding, I’ll propose public policies to amplify benefits and mitigate detriments of urban integration and segregation.