The Suburban 'Community Question

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5833880
AutoresTineke Lupi (University of Amsterdam), Sako Musterd (0000-0003-2578-9098, University of Amsterdam)
Año2006
Volumen43
Número4
Páginas801-817
Fecha de publicación2006-03-31
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaUrban Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0042-0980 • E-ISSN: 1360-063X
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1080/00420980600597723
OpenAlexW2111369072
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas35
Referencias citadas44

In academic debates on neighbourhoods and social cohesion, there has been ample attention paid to processes in old urban residential districts as well as in the massive housing estates built from the 1960s until the 1980s. Newly developed suburban districts have always been in question, maybe even more so than inner-city areas, yet they have never had a prominent place on the research agenda. This article focuses on what we actually know about social cohesion and territorial ties in newly built suburban settlements, and is based on a literature survey and two recent empirical studies carried out in the Netherlands. Paraphrasing the 'classic community question', which referred to urban contexts, this paper's focus is on whether social cohesion in suburban areas is indeed causing a 'suburban community question

Cohesion (chemistry · Community cohesion · Empirical research · Human settlement · Urban Studies