Background Up to now, research has focused on the effects of urban renewal programs and
their impacts on health. While some of this research points to potential negative health …

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 …

This introductory review essay examines some of the key concepts and approaches framing
the ongoing debate around mixed communities and housing regeneration policies around …

Social mix is a key component of French urban restructuring policies. In France, as in many
other Western countries, the arrival of the population attracted by new housing …

The longstanding debate around the merits of promoting social class mix in urban
neighbourhoods has taken a new twist in recent times. A transatlantic and neoliberal …

The article focuses on different uses of the concept of social mix and on emerging criticalities
of its use as a planning principle by discussing the results of empirical research on recent …

Background Collective efficacy has been associated with many health benefits at the
neighborhood level. Therefore, understanding why some communities have greater …

La mezcla social, en términos generales, denota la diversidad social de un área geográfica
determinada, sea esta económica, racial, étnica, cultural, etc. La mezcla social es un viejo y …

Former industrial cities in the W est are employing gentrification as urban policy. In these
policies, women and families currently play an important role as gentrification pioneers. In …

The concept of public action is a magnifying lens for shedding light on the plurality of
institutional and social actors interacting in policies. Taking into account a changing social …