- [[measuring segregation]]
# Idea
Why do people segregate? Why is there segregation? Schelling used [[agent-based modeling]] to understand this problem. Individually, people can be very tolerant, but at the group/macro level, people segregate.
Individually, people want somewhat mixed/diverse neighborhoods (e.g., 30-40% of people like themselves). But at the macrolevel, this individual preference actually leads to segregation.
People's [[micromotives often do not align with macrobehavior]].
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## Tipping
Exodus tip: One agent's behavior (e.g., leaving an environment) can cause another agent to perform a similar behavior.
Genesis tip: One agent's behavior (e.g., entering an environment) can cause another agent to perform a different behavior (e.g., leave).
# References
- https://www.netlogoweb.org/launch#https://www.netlogoweb.org/assets/modelslib/Sample%20Models/Social%20Science/Segregation.nlogo