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Social Mix and the City : Challenging the Mixed Communities Consensus in Housing and Urban Planning Policies.

Concern about rising crime rates, high levels of unemployment and anti-social behaviour of youth gangs within particular urban neighbourhoods has reinvigorated public and community debate into just what makes a functional neighbourhood. The nub of the debate is whether concentrating disadvantaged pe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Arthurson, Kathy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Melbourne : CSIRO Pub., 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Concern about rising crime rates, high levels of unemployment and anti-social behaviour of youth gangs within particular urban neighbourhoods has reinvigorated public and community debate into just what makes a functional neighbourhood. The nub of the debate is whether concentrating disadvantaged people together doubly compounds their disadvantage and leads to 'problem neighbourhoods'. This debate has prompted interest by governments in Australia and internationally in 'social mix policies', to disperse the most disadvantaged members of neighbourhoods and create new communities with a blend of.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (148 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780643104457
0643104453
9780643104440
0643104445
1283436949
9781283436946
9786613436948
6613436941