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Schelling Segregation

Mild individual preference for similar neighbors aggregates to stark city-wide segregation.

local moves → global blocks · recreated schematic

INTERACTIVE LAB

Tolerance sandbox (original recreation)

Tolerance threshold: 35% (need ≥ 35% similar neighbors)

happy 76% • avg. similar neighbors 49% • red ring = wants to move

NETWORKS

When to use / misuse

Use → Housing, schools, platforms. Try the tolerance sandbox below.

Difficulty → Core

REDCAPE → Reason · Explain · Predict

agent: schelling-checker
family: Networks
combine_with: [two other families]
rule: state failure mode before acting

Free sources: projectmesa/mesa-examples (Schelling, MIT) • NetLogo Segregation model

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Attach to a lattice — combines with

Different families, shared jobs. Click to open alongside.

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