Freedom from the tyranny of neighbourhood: Rethinking sociospatial context effects

Petrović, A.; Manley, D.J.; van Ham, M.

doi:10.1177/0309132519868767

Freedom from the tyranny of neighbourhood

Title

Freedom from the tyranny of neighbourhood: Rethinking sociospatial context effects

Author

Petrović, A. (TU Delft Urban Studies)
Manley, D.J. (TU Delft Urban Studies; University of Bristol)
van Ham, M. (TU Delft Urban Studies; University of St Andrews)

Date

2019

Abstract

Theory behind neighbourhood effects suggests that people’s spatial context potentially affects individual outcomes across multiple scales and geographies. We argue that neighbourhood effects research needs to break away from the ‘tyranny’ of neighbourhood and consider alternative ways to measure the wider sociospatial context of people, placing individuals at the centre of the approach. We review theoretical and empirical approaches to place and space from diverse disciplines, and explore the geographical scopes of neighbourhood effects mechanisms. Ultimately, we suggest how microgeographic data can be used to operationalise sociospatial context, where data pragmatism should be supplanted by a theory-driven data exploration.

Subject

bespoke neighbourhoods
microgeographic data
neighbourhood effects
sociospatial context
spatial scale

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.1177/0309132519868767

ISSN

0309-1325

Source

Progress in Human Geography, 44 (2020) (6), 1103-1123

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