Inequalities among individuals and households in achieved socioeconomic status (income,
wealth, and so on) in the United States have reached levels not observed for almost a …

Cities have always been diverse: with respect to function, to housing and to population
groups. Economic activities and employment opportunities can be found concentrated in …

Although there is now a large body of empirical research on neighbourhood effects, we
know relatively little about the causal mechanisms responsible for relationships between …

Over the last 25 years a vast body of literature has been published investigating
neighbourhood effects: the idea that neighbourhood characteristics can have a significant …

This article advances a critique of the 'neighbourhood effects' genre in urban studies, by
arguing that an acceptance of the 'where you live affects your life chances' thesis, however …

The issue of residential segregation has been on the Swedish political agenda since the
early 1970s. This paper analyses the background for this interest, presents some basic …

N eil S mith argues that in the last two decades gentrification has become a generalized
global urban phenomenon. His theory is at a high level of abstraction, as it links urban …

Discussions about socio‐spatial integration in the US have been primarily focused on
research into residential segregation. The treatment of these two concepts as opposites has …

Social exclusion in later life is associated with decreased quality of life and poorer health
outcomes. Reducing the number of people at risk of exclusion is a key theme in European …

This chapter argues that the most severe problem in the identification of causal
neighbourhood effects is selection bias as a result of selective sorting into neighbourhoods …