ISBN:
9780117023727
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (293 p)
Series Statement:
Regions and Cities
Parallel Title:
Print version Social Exclusion in European Cities : Processes, Experiences and Responses
DDC:
305.5609409049
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
Across Europe concern is rising over the disintegration of social relations and the growing number of people who are being socially excluded. social Exclustoin in European Cities, the first major study of this topic, provides a definition of social exclusion and looks at both the processes which cause it and the dimensions of the problem throughout Europe. The experiences of people living in areas or neighbourhoods with low rates of social integration are considered, illuminating the human impact of exclusion where it is most visible. Finally the contributors evaluate the various policy and co
Description / Table of Contents:
Front Cover; Social Exclusion in European Cities; Copyright Page; Contents; 1. Introduction: Judith Allen, University of Westminster; Göran Cars, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm; and Ali Madanipour, University of Newcastle; Part I: Processes and Dimensions of Social Exclusion; 2. Europe of the neighbourhoods: class, citizenship and welfare regimes: Judith Allen, University of Westminster; 3. Institutionalist theory, social exclusion and governance: Patsy Healey, University of Newcastle; 4. Social exclusion and space: Ali Madanipour, University of Newcastle
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Part II: Experiences of Social Exclusion5. Barriers, boxes and catapults: social exclusion and everyday life: Rose Gilroy and Suzanne Speak, University of Newcastle; 6. Troubled housing estates in Denmark: Hedvig Vestergaard, Danish Building Research Institute; 7. Exclusion, invisibility and the neighbourhood in West Dublin: Brendan Bartley, National University of Ireland, Maynooth; 8. Spatial segregation and social exclusion in a peripheral Greek neighbourhood: Annie Vrychea, National Technical University, Athens and Charalambos Golemis, PRAXIS, Athens
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Part III: Responses to Social Exclusion9. Rethinking social housing in the hour-glass society: Alain Ltpietz, Centre d'Etudes Prospectives d'Economie Mathéematique Appliquées à la Planification, Paris; 10. Policies against social exclusion at the neighbourhood level in Germany: the case study of Northrhine-Westphalia: Susanne Kürpick and Sabine Weck, Institut für Landes-und Stadt-entwicklungsforschung des Landes Nordrhein- Westfalen, Dortmund; 11. Mobilising community resources in Portugal: Maria Joâo Lopes Freitas, Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Lisbon
Description / Table of Contents:
12. Combating social exclusion: looking in or looking out?: Stuart Cameron, University of Newcastle and Simin Davoudi, University College London13. Social integration and exclusion: the response of Swedish society: Göran Cars and Maud Edgren-Schori, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm; Part IV: Conclusions; 14. Social exclusion in European cities: Göran Cars, Ali Madanipour and Judith Allen; The Contributors; Subject index; Author index;
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