Gulou Structure Grammar and its Computer Implementation

Gulou is a type of building found in ethnic Dong people’s settlements in south west China. It plays a significant role in the traditional Dong architecture and shows both social and technical values. In the near future the technique as an intangible culture heritage would face the risk of extinction because of globalization. The paper argues...

Ethnicity, neighbourhood and social relations in the Nordic Countries (draft version)

The ethnic composition of a neighbourhood is an important factor determining the possibilities for inter-ethnic relations between citizens as well as attitudes to different ethnic groups. There has been, especially in recent years, lots of research concerning the intertwined relations of ethnicity, residentiality and attitudes towards people of...

Place-based and race-based exclusion from mortgage loans: New evidence from the Netherlands

Workshop 1. Session A. Abstract. In most West-European countries outright ownership is the exception and most households are highly dependent on mortgage loans to be able to become and to sustain homeownership. Do place and race matter in mortgage loan applications? This paper presents evidence from mortgage markets in the Dutch cities of Arnhem...