What are the reported contributing factors preventing Spatial Assimilation of Non-Western Immigrants in the Rental and Homeownership sector is Oslo, Norway? - a scoping review

This paper will discuss the reported factors hindering spatial assimilation into the rental and homeownership sector for Non-Western immigrants in the city of Oslo. The existing data concluded that the following are the most reported factors; inadequate services in welfare assistance, cultural hinderances, and discrimination. The data was collected using Arksey and O’Malley’s 2005 version of the scoping review. A scoping review focuses on examining the most relevant articles to explore and identify the gaps in the research. The theory used is spatial assimilation theory, which views that successful integration is based on the preconception that living in and or residing in a predominately ‘white’ neighbourhoods constitutes assimilation. Ethnic enclaves, segregation, white flight, and white avoidance are also used to further explain the reasons Non-Western immigrants have difficulties assimilating into the housing market. Spatial assimilation theory will be critiqued for its views on integration and address other factors which represent successful integration. Critiqued will also be the stance of native-Norwegians perceptions and opinions of residing in predominately ‘ethnic’ neighbourhoods. How white flight and white avoidance plays a crucial role in understanding of what it is like to live amongst immigrants. Their perspectives correspond to the factors reported on how Non-Western immigrants’ experiences are in the market. The discussion section reviews additional factors which account for the integration of immigrants. This section will examine systematic discrimination, the racial proxy theory and ethnocentrism