Spatially integrated and socially segregated: The effects of mixedincome neighbourhoods on social well-being

Mixed-income development is the latest in a long line of policy interventions to improve outcomes in distressed urban neighbourhoods, particularly as an alternative to large scale public housing projects. Such developments are inherently integrationist, and have profound effects on the social lives...

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Published in:Urban studies (Edinburgh, Scotland) Scotland), 2018-07, Vol.55 (9), p.1859-1874
Main Authors: Thurber, Amie, Bohmann, Claire Riehle, Heflinger, Craig Anne
Format: Article
Language:English
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Policy review
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Summary:Mixed-income development is the latest in a long line of policy interventions to improve outcomes in distressed urban neighbourhoods, particularly as an alternative to large scale public housing projects. Such developments are inherently integrationist, and have profound effects on the social lives and well-being of residents. After situating mixed-income developments within current residential demographic trends with regard to race and income, this article provides a comprehensive review of the 22 empirical studies addressing social integration in mixed-income developments in the United States, focusing on understanding the effects of spatial integration on social well-being. We discuss policy and practice implications to optimise the social well-being of residents, as well as strategies to improve scholarship in these settings. 混合收入发展是长期的政策干预措施中的最新举措，旨在改善城市贫民区的状况，特别是作为大型公共住房项目的替代方案。这种发展本质上是一种社会融合措施，对居民的社会生活和福祉具有深远的影响。本文将混合收入发展置于目前的种族和收入居民人口统计趋势内，对关于美国混合收入发展中社会融合问题的22项实证研究进行了全面回顾，重点是理解空间融合对社会福祉的影响。我们讨论政策和实践含义，以优化居民的社会福祉，并改善这些环境中的知识水平的策略。
ISSN:0042-0980
1360-063X