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 …

Social and local differentiation of the urban structure characterise urban regions. This theme
has been the target of many national and international research projects. City of Helsinki …

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 …

Research on residential mobility has focused on moving rather than staying, and as a
consequence, we have a much poorer understanding of why people stay in contrast to why …

In the introduction to this special issue of JEMS, we question the strong link which is often
made between the integration of minority ethnic groups and their residential segregation. In …

Questions have been raised in recent years about the extent to which the nation is
segregated by the political preferences of its electorate. Some have argued that internal …

It has been suggested that the residential mobility behaviour and general well-being of
residents of urban neighbourhoods are not only influenced by how residents themselves …

Globalised Minds, Roots in the City utilises empirical evidence from four European cities to
explore the role of urban upper middle classes in the transformations experienced by …

Studies demonstrate a negative association between community ethnic diversity and
indicators of social cohesion (especially attitudes towards neighbours and the community) …

Ethnic segregation is consolidated by differences between ethnic groups with regard to their
moving decision. Using unique registration data on population flows between …