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Urban social ecology and neighbourhood effects revisited

  • Ngai-Ming Yip*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 12 - Chapter in an edited book (Author) › peer-review

Abstract

The urban socio-ecological approach of the Chicago school of sociology has been the dominating perspective in the study of the neighbourhood. Yet recent empirical studies have found limited or even no statistically significant contributions coming from neighbourhood effects. There is a need to thoroughly rethink how we frame the relevant factors, the mechanisms, the processes, and other mediating and counteracting factors in the study of neighbourhood. This chapter seeks to engage in a critical review of the urban socio-ecological approach to the study of neighbourhood effects and the recent challenges from new (critical) urban sociology as well as the issues the study of neighbourhood effects has to resolve. A re-examination of neighbourhood effects in such a context would help to shed light on the building of theories on neighbourhood effects as well as on the policy discourse that relates to neighbourhood effects, like mixed neighbourhoods and social mixing policies.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationResearch Handbook on Urban Sociology
EditorsMiguel A. Martínez
PublisherEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
Pages135-150
ISBN (Electronic)9781800888906
ISBN (Print)9781800888890
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

Publication series

NameResearch Handbooks in Sociology series

Bibliographical note

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Research Keywords

  • Neighbourhood effects
  • Urban social ecology
  • Chicago school of sociology
  • Area-based policy
  • Social mix policy
  • Critical urban sociology

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