Surveying the Fault Lines in Social Tectonics; Neighbourhood Boundaries in a Socially-mixed Renewal Area

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ID12633856
AutoresWouter Van Gent (0000-0002-5689-6382, University of Amsterdam, autor correspondente), W P C Van Gent, Willem R Boterman (0000-0002-8908-5842, University of Amsterdam), M W van Grondelle (University of Amsterdam)
Ano2016
Volume33
Fascículo3
Páginas247-267
Data de publicação2016-01-29
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoHousing Theory and Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1403-6096 • E-ISSN: 1651-2278
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14036096.2015.1134650
OpenAlexW2337744665
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas15
Referências citadas54

In recent decades, neighbourhood regeneration has often involved social mixing strategies, often through comprehensive renewal. By deconcentrating poverty and giving opportunities for social interaction, remaining residents are believed to benefit from middle-class presence. This study looks at a post-war neighbourhood in Amsterdam which has undergone comprehensive renewal. By making use of survey data in combination with GIS techniques, this study shows that perceptions are structured by physical characteristics, activity patterns and symbolic boundaries. These perceptions are highly dependent on social position. While some residents in renewal areas display inclusionary attitudes, there is also evidence of middle-class and lower class disaffiliation. Interestingly, these translate into different mental maps for both groups. The paper ends with a methodological reflection on using GIS-based boundary drawing in neighbourhood surveys to gauge fragmentation and place-based displacement

Boundary (topology · Economic geography · Geography · Middle class · Neighbourhood (mathematics · Perception · Political science · Social class · Sociology · Law · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Urban Planning and Governance · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies