Our research begins with a theoretical critique of the social capital literature, and then
focuses on Old Harbor, Alaska. In this remote outpost, mainly populated by Alutiiq people, all …

Even as multiculturalism is condemned as a failure by national leaders in a number of
countries, urban residents live successfully in cities of ethnic and racialized difference. This …

I review several bodies of empirical urban theory relevant to the archaeological analysis of
ancient cities. Empirical theory is a type of “middle-range theory”(following Robert Merton) …

Resumen en español This article summarizes the theories most commonly used in the
social sciences to explain the causes and consequences of urban segregation in …

Names: Netto, Vinicius M., author. Title: The social fabric of cities/Vinicius M. Netto.
Description: Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge, 2017.| Includes bibliographical …

Urban segregation represents a significant barrier to achieving social inclusion in cities. To
mitigate this problem, it is necessary to implement policies founded upon a better …

Theories of regional economic development are increasingly focused on understanding the
reasons for metropolitan economic growth. The “creative capital” perspective argues that …

This study examines the mechanisms of spatial variation in intergenerational mobility (IM) in
United States (US) counties. We explicitly emphasized the effects of urban space and four …

Segregation has been one of the most persistent features of urban life and, accordingly, one
of the main subjects of enquiry in urban studies. Stemming from a tradition that can be traced …

Previous research on immigrant economic incorporation has predominantly focused on
dimensions of labor market access, while income poverty and its determinants have not yet …