Community ; District ; Identification feeling ; Neighbourhood ; Participation ; Residential environment ; Social interaction ; Urban society
Attachment to neighbourhood is complex and the reasons for it are not simply captured by matching the attributes of the individual resident and his attitudes and behaviour, as previous studies have suggested. Characteristics of the neighbourhood
What makes people dissatisfied with their neighbourhoods ?
Housing ; Model ; Perception ; Quality of life ; Residential environment ; Satisfaction ; Town ; United Kingdom ; Urban district
A logistic regression model of individual neighbourhood dissatisfaction is developed using data from the 1997/98 survey of English housing. Although sociodemographic factors are much less important than residential perceptions in helping to predict
dissatisfaction, the type of neighbourhood remains a significant independent predictor of dissatisfaction. Some factors are more important in different areas. Neighbourhood policies with a broad spectrum of goals are required, that pay careful attention
A methodology for the disaggregate, multidimensional measurement of residential neighborhood type
California ; Factor analysis ; Residential location ; Residentialneighbourhood ; San Francisco ; Typology ; United States of America ; Urban area ; Urban settlement ; Urban structure
The paper presents and applies a methodology for assessing neighbourhood type that results in a measure that is continuous, disaggregate and potentially multidimensional. Specifically, 18 variables identified as distinguishing traditional
and suburban locations are measured for 852 residents of 5 San Francisco area neighbourhoods.
What is neighbourhood in neighbourhood satisfaction ? Comparing the effects of structural characteristics measured at the micro-neighbourhood and tract levels
Enquiry ; Housing ; Neighbourhood ; Neighbourhood effect ; Perception ; Residential environment ; Satisfaction ; Socio-economic system ; United States of America
Urban poverty traps : neighbourhoods and violent victimisation and offending in Nairobi, Kenya
Family ; Household ; Kenya ; Nairobi ; Neighbourhood ; Neighbourhood effect ; Poverty ; Slum ; Social geography ; Urban area ; Violence
This project examines violent victimisation and offending in poor urban neighbourhoods in Nairobi, Kenya. Results demonstrate that there is a positive relationship between residential stability and violent victimization by strangers and it shows
support for the negative effects associated with poverty traps in urban Africa. It concludes that neighbourhood characteristics matter for public safety in Nairobi, but frameworks for examining neighbourhood effects must consider the context of chronically
Residential preferences and residential choices in a multiethnic context
Behaviour ; California ; Ethnic composition ; Ethnic group ; Los Angeles ; Neighbourhood ; Preference ; Residential choice ; Residential mobility ; United States ; Urban district
Why do higher-income households choose low-income neighbourhoods? Pioneering or thrift?
Household ; Housing ; Housing cost ; Income ; Neighbourhood ; Preference ; Residential choice ; Service ; Social geography ; United States of America
move) varies with predicted household and metropolitan area characteristics.Secondly, it estimates a residential choice model to examine the housing and neighbourhood preferences of the households making such moves. Thirdly, it explores responses
to survey questions about residential choices. Evidence is found that households who place less value on neighbourhood services and those who face greater constraints on their choices are more likely to make an RLIN move. No evidence is found that households
This paper offers several hypotheses about which US higher-income households choose to move into low-income neighbourhoods and why. It first explores whether the probability that a household moves into a relatively low-income neighbourhood (an RLIN
making RLIN moves are choosing neighbourhoods that are more accessible to employment. Rather, it is found thathouseholds making RLIN moves appear to place less weight on neighbourhood amenities than other households and more weight on housing costs.
Neighbourhood change, mobility and incumbent processes : exploring income developments of in-migrants, out-migrants and non-migrants of neighbourhoods
Amsterdam ; Household ; Housing ; Income ; Neighbourhood ; Netherlands (The) ; Noord Brabant ; Noord Holland ; Residential mobility ; Urban area ; Zuid Holland
This paper explores the relationship between mobility and neighbourhood change by examining incomedevelopments of in-migrants, out-migrants and non-migrants in Amsterdam, The Hague and Tilburg. Within upgrading neighbourhoods, incumbent processes
The analysis is based on a socio-economic survey of 6275 households in the city. Permanent income, location-specific income, ethnic composition and the incidence of violence are major determinants of the neighbourhood choice. This choice is driven
Education ; Educational establishment ; England and Wales ; Hedonistic model ; Human capital ; Living standard ; Neighbourhood ; Quality of life ; Residential environment ; Residential location ; United Kingdom
To verify the existence of intracommunity spillovers, the paper shows that home-owners in England and Wales are prepared to pay a substantial permium to avoid educationally poor neighbourhoods. One interpretation of this educational elasticity
is that it estimates the social benefits of education in the local community. A hedonic approach is used, paying careful attention to the endogeneity of neighbourhood characteristics in a property price model.
Open to business? an exploration of the impact of the built environment and zoning plans on local businesses in pre-war and post-war residentialneighbourhoods in Dutch cities
Amsterdam ; Built up area ; Emigrés ; Firm ; Legislation ; Netherlands (The) ; Noord Holland ; Randstad ; Residentialneighbourhood ; Retail trade ; Rotterdam ; Urban area ; Utrecht ; Zoning ; Zuid Holland
This article explores the impact of the built environment and zoning plans on local businesses in pre-war and post-war residentialneighbourhoods in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht. Quantitative and qualitative methodologies are combined
using available firm data from trade registers of the Dutch chambers of commerce, reviewing neighbourhood zoning regulations and conducting focus group and individual interviews with neighbourhood experts and entrepreneurs. It is found that the built
and regulatory environment of migrant neighbourhoods does indeed appear to impact significantly on the chances of setting up a business and its subsequent fate.
Reducing inequality by means of neighbourhood rehabilitation: an Israeli experiment and its lessons
Housing ; Housing improvement ; Israel ; Project ; Residential environment ; Socio-economic system ; Urban renewal ; Urban society ; Well-being
This study analyses the influence of Project Renewal on the status of its target neighbourhoods, by means of a before-and-after comparison of these areas with matched control neighbourhoods. There is an improving service provision in poor areas
Estimating neighbourhood effects in house prices : towards a new hedonic model approach
Hedonistic model ; Hong Kong ; Housing ; Housing cost ; Housing market ; Location ; Neighbourhood ; Residential environment
in the hedonic function. The sample is orientated by location to reflect the neighbourhood effects. They can thus be separated from the random disturbance. The stochastic model, using data from Hong Kong, is a more flexible application of hedonic price
This article analyses individual activity patterns and the meaning of residential environments for inter-ethnic contact in The Netherlands. First, the results show that activities such as sports, attending parties or religious gatherings, using
Internet, and hosting friends and neighbours influence the extent of inter-ethnic contact. Second, that the effect of ethnic composition of neighbourhoods and educational qualification on relative frequency of contact with native Dutch is strongly reduced
Houses and residentialneighbourhoods as work places in urban areas : the case of selected low income residential areas in Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA), Ghana
Enquiry ; Enterprise ; Environmental degradation ; Ghana ; Health ; Land use ; Residential area ; Urban area ; Urban economy ; Urban settlement