British and Dutch urban policies have advocated housing diversification and social mix in
neighbourhoods subject to urban renewal. Question marks have been placed against the …

The HOPE VI Program for redeveloping public housing has been in operation since 1993.
Previous studies have shown weak and inconsistent benefits for families forcibly displaced …

It has been argued that the residential environment could play a role in the lower health and
well-being commonly found in deprived areas. Yet, more knowledge is needed on how …

This paper analyzes those economic and social consequences of job loss which contribute
to exclusion from society, based on German linked survey and administrative data. In order …

Poverty remains one of the most urgent issues of our time. In this fully updated edition of her
important and widely acclaimed intervention on the topic, Ruth Lister introduces readers to …

Nearly 30 years ago now, Holcomb and Beauregard were critical of the way that it was
assumed that the benefits of gentrification would'trickle down'to the lower classes in a …

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 …

The measurement of segregation, the understanding of its drivers, and the effects of
segregation are three interrelated issues that receive ample attention on both sides of the …

A new conventional wisdom, spanning academic and policy communities, sees a
combination of economic competitiveness, social cohesion and responsive governance as …

Will housing mix create social mix, and will social mix create social opportunity? This
question is central in American and European urban debates. In Europe, however, there is a …