Polarisation socio-spatiale et stratégies de survie dans deux quartiers bruxellois

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ID14812830
AuthorsPascale Mistiaen, Henk Meert, Christian Kesteloot (0000-0002-4305-096X)
Year1995
Volume13
Issue3
Pages277-290
Publication date1995-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEspace populations sociétés (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0755-7809 • E-ISSN: 2104-3752
PublisherPERSEE Program (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3406/espos.1995.1703
OpenAlexW2321429244
LanguageFR
Citations received14

Socio-Spatial Polarisation and Survival Strategies in two Brussels' Neighbourhoods. Socio-spatial polarisation in the Brussels urban region can be dealt with at three levels at which different spatial processes are operating. The first level operates to distinguish the city from its periphery and results from the economic growth and suburbanisation of the 1960s. The second level of polarisation occurs within Brussels itself and relates to mechanisms in the housing market and the impact of economic crisis on these. Thirdly, in certain districts of Brussels there is a spiral of degradation, both in environmental and in social terms. They are becoming something like the 'no go areas' of American cities. Two such disadvantaged areas are examined here. Both are close to the city centre, on the old industrial axis, and both have strong concentrations of foreigners. Although apparently similar, the two areas actually offer very different opportunities for community development and social integration, essentially related to the heterogeneity of the environment and the social cohesion of the populations concerned

Disadvantaged · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Geography · Political science · Regional science · French Urban and Social Studies · Migration, Identity, and Health · Nutrition, Health, and Society Studies

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