Encouraging social and class diversity in neighborhoods has been a major goal of urban policy and planning in a number of different countries. "Mixed Communities" draws together case studies by a range of international experts to assess the impacts of social mix policies and the degree to which they might represent stealth gentrification, as well as their relationship to wider social, economic, and urban change. From the perspectives of researchers, policy makers and planners, and the residents of the communities themselves, this volume draws on lessons from international comparisons.
Encouraging social and class diversity in neighborhoods has been a major goal of urban policy and planning in a number of different countries. "Mixed ...
What does it mean to be middle class in contemporary global cities? What do the middle classes do to these cities and what do these cities do to the middle classes? Do the middle classes engage in social mix or are they focused on 'people like us'? Based on comparative study this book explores middle-class identities across Paris and London.
What does it mean to be middle class in contemporary global cities? What do the middle classes do to these cities and what do these cities do to the m...