ABSTRACT
To the backdrop of unabated international migration to the Global North, aspects of diversity in housing policy primarily concern the question of how low-income families with migrant backgrounds can be provided with affordable housing. From a European perspective, this chapter investigates the question of how residential segregation of ethnic groups arises and whether the ideal of ethically and socially mixed housing, on the other hand, can promote the integration of immigrants into a host society.
In this context, the importance of “neighbourhood” and “community” in increasingly diverse residential districts also comes into the picture. While it seems as if some (intercultural) conflicts almost inevitably come up in residential estates due to the coexistence of people with different lifestyles, there are also ways these can be countered.
