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Mixed Communities
Gary Bridge
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Description for Mixed Communities
Hardcover. This book draws together a range of case studies by international experts to assess the impacts of social mix policies and the degree to which they might represent gentrification by stealth. Editor(s): Bridge, Gary; Butler, Tim; Lees, Loretta. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; RGC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 716.
Encouraging neighbourhood social mix has been a major goal of urban policy and planning in a number of different countries. This book draws together a range of case studies by international experts to assess the impacts of social mix policies and the degree to which they might represent gentrification by stealth. The contributions consider the range of social mix initiatives in different countries across the globe and their relationship to wider social, economic and urban change. The book combines understandings of social mix from the perspectives of researchers, policy makers and planners and the residents of the communities ... Read more
Encouraging neighbourhood social mix has been a major goal of urban policy and planning in a number of different countries. This book draws together a range of case studies by international experts to assess the impacts of social mix policies and the degree to which they might represent gentrification by stealth. The contributions consider the range of social mix initiatives in different countries across the globe and their relationship to wider social, economic and urban change. The book combines understandings of social mix from the perspectives of researchers, policy makers and planners and the residents of the communities ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847424938
SKU
V9781847424938
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Gary Bridge
Gary Bridge is Professor of Urban Studies at the School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol. He has published extensively on gentrification, class and social change in cities as well as on questions of urban theory. Tim Butler is Professor of Human Geography at King's College, London and the Vincent Wright Visiting Professor of Sociology at Sciences ... Read more
Reviews for Mixed Communities
"This volume is extremely useful for anyone hoping to get to grips with the complex and little-understood issues regarding social mix policy and gentrification." LSE Review of Books