Residential segregation in Mithi and Karachi, Pakistan/
Hasan, Arif
Residential segregation in Mithi and Karachi, Pakistan/ - Sage, 2019. - Vol 31, issue 2, 2019 : (635-638 p.).
This paper responds to the article by Gayatri Singh, Trina Vithayathil and Kanhu Charan Pradhan on residential segregation by caste in urban India, in this issue of Environment and Urbanization. It compares caste-based residential segregation in India and Pakistan, focusing on Mithi and Karachi in Pakistan. The paper discusses how political change, migration, violence, and religious and ethnic identity in Karachi have shaped preferences on where different castes and religious minorities wish to reside. Meanwhile, in Mithi, where capitalism is not fully developed, caste continues to determine where one can live.
caste,
housing,
Karachi,
Mithi,
Pakistan,
residential segregation,
urban inequality
Residential segregation in Mithi and Karachi, Pakistan/ - Sage, 2019. - Vol 31, issue 2, 2019 : (635-638 p.).
This paper responds to the article by Gayatri Singh, Trina Vithayathil and Kanhu Charan Pradhan on residential segregation by caste in urban India, in this issue of Environment and Urbanization. It compares caste-based residential segregation in India and Pakistan, focusing on Mithi and Karachi in Pakistan. The paper discusses how political change, migration, violence, and religious and ethnic identity in Karachi have shaped preferences on where different castes and religious minorities wish to reside. Meanwhile, in Mithi, where capitalism is not fully developed, caste continues to determine where one can live.
caste,
housing,
Karachi,
Mithi,
Pakistan,
residential segregation,
urban inequality