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Author Arthurson, Kathy, 1956-

Title Social Mix and the City : Challenging the Mixed Communities Consensus in Housing and Urban Planning Policies.

Publication Info. Melbourne : CSIRO Pub., 2012.

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Description 1 online resource (148 pages)
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Contents Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The origins of the concept of social mix; Post-war debates; Twenty-first century debates: social mix, estate regeneration and social exclusion; Great expectations and the unexpected consequences of social mix policies; Mixed-tenure neighbourhoods reconstituted; Neighbourhood reputation, stigma and social mix; Sense of community, social cohesion and social mix; Conclusions; Index.
Summary Concern about rising crime rates, high levels of unemployment and anti-social behaviour of youth gangs within particular urban neighbourhoods has reinvigorated public and community debate into just what makes a functional neighbourhood. The nub of the debate is whether concentrating disadvantaged people together doubly compounds their disadvantage and leads to 'problem neighbourhoods'. This debate has prompted interest by governments in Australia and internationally in 'social mix policies', to disperse the most disadvantaged members of neighbourhoods and create new communities with a blend of.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Language English.
Subject Marginality, Social.
Marginality, Social.
Globalization -- Social aspects.
Globalization -- Social aspects.
Urbanization -- Social aspects.
Urbanization -- Social aspects.
Urbanization.
Housing policy -- Social aspects.
Housing policy -- Social aspects.
Housing policy.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Arthurson, Kathy. Social Mix and the City : Challenging the Mixed Communities Consensus in Housing and Urban Planning Policies. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, ©2012 9780643096424
ISBN 9780643104457 (electronic book)
0643104453 (electronic book)
9780643104440 (electronic book)
0643104445 (electronic book)
9780643096424 (paperback)
0643096426 (paperback)
1283436949
9781283436946
9786613436948
6613436941
Music No. EB00770717 Recorded Books