On measuring and explaining neighbourhood success: A behavioural economic approach

This study combines qualitative and quantitative research methods to explain which factors contribute to a problem-free or problematic functioning of neighbourhoods in general and especially of Dutch neighbourhoods that were built in the first years after World War II. An important part of the book is about the development of measuring...

Wijkweerbaarheid in Oss

Publieke familiariteit, socialisatie en de reputatie van een wijk lijken een rol te spelen bij de bereidheid van bewoners zich in te zetten voor de leefbaarheid van hun buurt. Kansen voor zowel gemeente als opbouwwerk liggen in het scheppen van kaders voor ongedwongen ontmoetingen in het publieke domein.

Puzzling neighbourhood effects: Spatial selection, ethnic concentration and neighbourhood impacts

Like other West European countries, the Netherlands are facing a growing uneasiness about its changing demographics. It is within this context that animated discussions concerning immigrant neighbourhoods dominate. The general opinion is that living in such neighbourhoods hinders the 'integration' of immigrants into Dutch society. This book...

Puzzling neighbourhood effects: Spatial selection, ethnic concentration and neighbourhood impacts

Like other West European countries, the Netherlands are facing a growing uneasiness about its changing demographics. It is within this context that animated discussions concerning immigrant neighbourhoods dominate. The general opinion is that living in such neighbourhoods hinders the 'integration' of immigrants into Dutch society. This book...

Unequal networks: Spatial segregation, relationships and inequality in the city

Does the neighbourhood in which people live matter for the resourcefulness of their personal network and thus for their opportunities in life? Do residents of a multi-ethnic ‘problem’ area maintain fewer relationships with fellow-residents compared to residents of a homogeneous problem-free neighbourhood? And do ‘diversity-seekers’ who choose to...

Towards sustainable urban renewal in the Netherlands

Cities and the neighbourhoods within are dynamic and change continuously. Vital neighbourhoods can cope with changing circumstances like outdated use, changing household compositions, consumer preferences and fashions, political turnovers, global trends and economic cycles. Sustainable areas are vital and flexible to changes. Sustainable urban...

Everyday life and social mixing in a changing neighbourhood

Martin Sanchez-Jankowski: Cracks in the pavement: Social change and resilience in poor neighborhoods

Unpacking neighbourhood effects on social capital: The different ways in which neighbourhood matters for maintaining and expanding networks

This paper examines whether and how neighbourhood composition is connected to, and has impact on relationships and social capital. Three debates in urban sociology engage with this question: studies on poverty neighbourhoods, on gentrification and on gated communities. These debates reveal that in order to understand how spatial segregation...

La rénovation urbaine aux Pays Bas et en France: L'assistence sociale ou le bulldozer?

Housing Market Renewal and Social Class