Where Do Ethno-Linguistic Groups Meet? How Copresence during Free-Time Is Related to Copresence at Home and at Work.
Ott Toomet, Siiri Silm, Erki Saluveer, Rein Ahas, Tiit Tammaru
Author Information
Ott Toomet: Department of Economics, Tartu University, Tartu, Estonia; Department of Geography, Tartu University, Tartu, Estonia.
Siiri Silm: Department of Geography, Tartu University, Tartu, Estonia.
Erki Saluveer: Department of Geography, Tartu University, Tartu, Estonia; Positium LBS, Tartu, Estonia.
Rein Ahas: Department of Geography, Tartu University, Tartu, Estonia; Positium LBS, Tartu, Estonia.
Tiit Tammaru: Department of Geography, Tartu University, Tartu, Estonia; Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands.
This paper analyzes ethnic segregation across the whole activity space-at place of residence, place of work, and during free-time. We focus on interethnic meeting potential during free-time, measured as copresence, and its relationship to copresence at place of residence and work. The study is based on cellphone data for a medium-sized linguistically divided European city (Tallinn, Estonia), where the Estonian majority and mainly Russian-speaking minority populations are of roughly equal size. The results show that both places of residence and work are segregated, while other activities occur in a far more integrated environment. Copresence during free-time is positively associated with copresence at place of residence and work, however, the relationship is very weak.
