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Urban Segregation and the Welfare State examines ethnic and
socio-economic segregation patterns, social polarisation, and
social exclusion in major cities in the Western world. Contributors
from across North America and Europe provide in-depth analysis of
particular cities, ranging from Johannesburg, Chicago and Toronto
to Amsterdam, Stockholm and Belfast. The authors highlight the
social problems in and of cities, indicating differences between
nation-states in terms of economic restructuring, migration,
welfare state regimes and "ethnic history".
This title was first published in 2002: Over the past fifty years,
numerous geographical concepts and methodologies have been
developed to study urban segregation. This volume brings together
an international team of scholars, practitioners and policy makers
to examine the latest of these. The first section of this
fascinating book sees contributors proposing innovative ideas and
new conceptual models for the study of segregation in cities that
undergo globalization. They assess the idea that segregation should
be studied for individuals in respect to different spatial
resolutions, including the study of the formation of inter-ethnic
spatial networks. This is followed by an examination of questions
concerning the associations among segregation, poverty and
policies. The final section highlights patterns of segregation in
four countries: South Africa, China, Canada and the Ruhr area, each
of them representing different multicultural and transformational
aspects. They also emphasize the socio-historical context in which
patterns of segregation and desegregation appeared.
This title was first published in 2001. Significant transformations
in the spatial organization of European cities have taken place
over the past two decades. Social fragmentation, increasingly
complex systems of governance, the transformation of relations to
public space and the shift of work from the industrial to the
communications sectors, have placed increasing importance on a
city's position in terms of the global network. This book brings
together an interdisciplinary team of European experts to discuss
how these transformations have forced a radical reconsideration of
the traditional definitions of the city. Comparing a wide range of
European cities, the book highlights the diversity of urban forms
and tackles the questions regarding the quality of life in new
urban spaces. The result is a comprehensive and incisive
examination of the capacity of urban policies to evoke real changes
in the city and to regenerate the systems of urban governance.
This title was first published in 2001. Significant transformations
in the spatial organization of European cities have taken place
over the past two decades. Social fragmentation, increasingly
complex systems of governance, the transformation of relations to
public space and the shift of work from the industrial to the
communications sectors, have placed increasing importance on a
city's position in terms of the global network. This book brings
together an interdisciplinary team of European experts to discuss
how these transformations have forced a radical reconsideration of
the traditional definitions of the city. Comparing a wide range of
European cities, the book highlights the diversity of urban forms
and tackles the questions regarding the quality of life in new
urban spaces. The result is a comprehensive and incisive
examination of the capacity of urban policies to evoke real changes
in the city and to regenerate the systems of urban governance.
Urban Segregation and the Welfare State examines ethnic and
socio-economic segregation patterns, social polarisation, and
social exclusion in major cities in the Western world. Contributors
from across North America and Europe provide in-depth analysis of
particular cities, ranging from Johannesburg, Chicago and Toronto
to Amsterdam, Stockholm and Belfast. The authors highlight the
social problems in and of cities, indicating differences between
nation-states in terms of economic restructuring, migration,
welfare state regimes and "ethnic history".
This title was first published in 2002: Over the past fifty years,
numerous geographical concepts and methodologies have been
developed to study urban segregation. This volume brings together
an international team of scholars, practitioners and policy makers
to examine the latest of these. The first section of this
fascinating book sees contributors proposing innovative ideas and
new conceptual models for the study of segregation in cities that
undergo globalization. They assess the idea that segregation should
be studied for individuals in respect to different spatial
resolutions, including the study of the formation of inter-ethnic
spatial networks. This is followed by an examination of questions
concerning the associations among segregation, poverty and
policies. The final section highlights patterns of segregation in
four countries: South Africa, China, Canada and the Ruhr area, each
of them representing different multicultural and transformational
aspects. They also emphasize the socio-historical context in which
patterns of segregation and desegregation appeared.
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