The resurgence of interest in the effect of neighborhood contexts on health outcomes,
motivated by advances in social epidemiology, multilevel theories and sophisticated …

This review presents an analysis of current sociology and human ecology dealing with
neighborhood change. The review is organized in four major sections. The first deals with …

A wide array of local government regulations influences the amount, location, and shape of
residential development. In this chapter, we review the literature on the causes and effects of …

This book provides the major economic, social, and psychological impacts associated with
the siting of noxious facilities and their significance in mobilizing the African American …

This article links longitudinal data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics with information
on respondents' census tracts to examine patterns of annual residential mobility between …

The community is more than an abstract object of theoretical inquiry. It is also a place where
people live. It is difficult to determine where community research and theory merge, because …

This study combines longitudinal individual-level data with neighborhood-level industrial
hazard data to examine the extent and sources of environmental inequality. Results indicate …

This review takes stock of contemporary social science research on homelessness.
Research on homelessness in the 1980s has been prompted by the increased numbers and …

Researchers have responded to urban sprawl, congestion, and pollution by assessing
alternatives such as smart growth, new urbanism, and transit-oriented development …

Institutional arrangements constitute the" rules of the game" for any civil and political society.
To understand urban politics and policy making, including issues dealing with economic …