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  Apolinário V., Bai J., Boos V. et al.

  The Innovation Competitiveness of BRICS countries

  Springer, 2025.

• Article

  Ivan N. Alov, Petrović M. D.

  How might socio-economic aspects impact the settlement patterns of Haitians and Jamaicans in U.S. cities? focus on New York and Miami metropolitan areas

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  How Might Socio-Economic Aspects Impact the Settlement Patterns of Haitians and Jamaicans in U.S. Cities? Focus on New York and Miami Metropolitan Areas

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  Ivan N. Alov

   1,2 and

  Marko D. Petrović

   1,3,*

  1

  Department of Regional Economics and Geography, Faculty of Economics, RUDN University (Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia), 117198 Moscow, Russia

  2

  Vysokovsky Graduate School of Urbanism, Faculty of Urban and Regional Development, HSE University, 101000 Moscow, Russia

  3

  Social Geography Department, Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić”, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SASA), 11000 Belgrade, Serbia

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  Urban Sci. 2025, 9(3), 59; https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci9030059

  Submission received: 14 November 2024 / Revised: 12 February 2025 / Accepted: 20 February 2025 / Published: 24 February 2025

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  The topic of the mosaic patterns of the settlement of ethnic minorities in US cities has been studied in depth. Many works proceed from the optics of studying inequality, which, in the American context, is often explained by overlapping patterns of ethnoracial discrimination. In this regard, groups at the intersection of inequality patterns are of great interest—for example, non-white immigrants and their descendants. This article analyzes the settlement of two such groups—Haitians and Jamaicans—at the state, county, and census tract levels in the two main population centers for the following two groups: New York and Miami metropolitan areas. The authors pose the question of whether Haitians and Jamaicans fundamentally differ from African Americans in terms of settlement patterns and socio-economic status. It is established that these two population groups are highly concentrated on a nationwide scale (in the states of Florida and New York) and in some counties (comprising metropolitan areas of New York and Miami). The authors carried out a spatial correlation (LISA) analysis to identify areas of concentration of Haitians and Jamaicans in the two above-mentioned metropolitan areas. Three distinct Haitian areas, three mixed Haitian/Jamaican, and one distinct Jamaican area are found in New York. In the Miami metropolitan area, three mixed Haitian/Jamaican areas are identified, as well as one Haitian area. Calculation of the Darden–Kamel Composite Socio-Economic Index was used to assess the socio-economic status of these areas and to compare it with that in the areas of concentration of African Americans. The analysis revealed that the areas of concentration of Haitians and Jamaicans are relatively disadvantaged in their socio-economic status, but to a lesser extent than those of African Americans. The study also established the following pattern: in the New York metropolitan area, the higher socio-economic status is a feature of the mixed Haitian/Jamaican areas of concentration in the central city, while in Miami, the higher socio-economic status is observed in the Jamaican areas in the suburbs. Beyond these empirical findings, this article offers a contextual perspective on inequality among non-white migrant groups as they settle near established African American communities. The novelty of our approach to the research problem relates to the idea that communities of African Americans, Haitians, and Jamaicans are quite variable in time and space—in particular, due to the non-simultaneous settlement of these groups in the metropolitan areas under consideration. Our most important conclusion is the discovery of the relationship between the stage of the beginning of the integration of the groups considered into urban communities and their socio-economic status at that moment. The later the group began integration, the fewer discriminatory practices it had to face, which led to a higher socio-economic status.

  Urban Science. 2025. Vol. 9. No. 3.

• Book chapter

  Boos V., Ivanova E., Kutsenko E. et al.

  Portraying Creative Industries in the BRICS Economic Specialisations: A Superstar Approach

  This chapter provides a detailed assessment of creative industries in the BRICS countries by comparing each country’s share in the world creative sector to the country’s share in the world GDP. The method applied is rooted in the superstar economy: creative industries were assessed with the indicators that confirm the presence of their most successful representatives— “creative superstars” — in the BRICS countries. The research uses data on individuals and enterprises related to filmmaking, electronic games, music, fashion, advertising and PR, architecture, education in the field of culture and arts, industrial design, and literature. The revealed superstars allow for the first-time-ever identification of the BRICS countries’ creative profiles and the assessment of each country’s comparative advantages in terms of creative industries. The quantitative analysis is supplemented by the descriptive study of the creative sector development background and current creative policies in the BRICS countries. The research outcomes add not only to a better comprehension of the creative landscape within BRICS but also to tailoring support measures for creative industries in each of the bloc’s country.

  In bk.: The Innovation Competitiveness of BRICS countries. Springer, 2025. Ch. 15. P. 315-348.

• Working paper

  Muleev Y. Y.

  EXPLORING ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN PARKING OCCUPANCY RATE AT RESIDENTIAL ESTATES AND SPATIAL CHARACTERISTICS. THE CASE OF YEKATERINBURG

  Financial losses due to low demand for parking spaces in garages at residential estates is a key motivation for this research. The purpose of this paper in particular is to statistically explore the relationship between parking occupancy rates and various factors on transport supply, characteristics of location and the building. The occupancy rate of parking was measured as the ratio of actual number of cars to total number of parking spaces. The fieldwork on counting occupied parking spaces was conducted 2 times per day during a week on a sample of 13 locations in different areas of a 1.4-million Yekaterinburg city in Russia. 4700 observed parking spaces give sample size of 173 records. Statistical analysis shows that the crow-fly distance to the city center as well as the number of public transport stops are strongly associated with occupancy rate for parking. Also, occupancy rate is much more affected by the type of parking ownership. Private owning means purchase of a parking space or renting it while public ownership suggests free access. So private parking means a 45% decline in occupancy compared to the public parking regime. Research provides empirical results and some theoretical underpinnings are also highlighted.

  Urban and Transportation Studies. URB. НИУ ВШЭ, 2020. No. 9.