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Author:   Edwin Buitelaar ,  Anet Weterings ,  Roderik Ponds
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.249kg
ISBN:  

9781138283992

ISBN 10:   1138283991
Pages:   116
Publication Date:   27 July 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of illustrations Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introducing the book 1.1 Reflecting on the current debate 1.2 The contribution and the limitations of this book 1.3 Outline Chapter 2: Causes of urban-economic inequality and segregation 2.1 Macro processes and inequality 2.2 Inequality between cities 2.3 Growing inequalities in cities 2.4 Economic segregation in cities Chapter 3: Reflecting on the measurement 3.1 How to measure inequality? 3.1.1 The Gini coefficient 3.1.2 Limits to the scope 3.2 How to measure segregation? 3.2.1 The dissimilarity index 3.2.2 Sensitivity to measurement choices 3.2.3 Limits to the scope 3.3 Inequality and segregation of what? 3.3.1 Wage, income or capital 3.3.2 From gross incomes to standard of living 3.4 A dynamic perspective on inequality and segregation Chapter 4: Reflecting on the (negative) societal impact 4.1 The negative impact of economic inequality 4.1.1 Effects on economic growth 4.1.2 Health and social effects 4.2 The negative impact of economic segregation 4.2.1 Mechanisms underlying neighbourhood effects 4.2.2 Identification of neighbourhood effects 4.2.3 From individual effects to city level effects Chapter 5: Reflecting on the moral implications 5.1 Equality and distributional justice 5.2 The pie metaphor 5.3 Good and bad economic inequality 5.4 The impracticability of aiming for economic equality 5.5 The same or enough? About the moral relevance of economic inequality 5.6 The moral relevance of (economic) segregation 5.7 Reflecting on the material dimension of economic inequality and segregation Chapter 6: Reflecting on urban policy 6.1 Summary of the book 6.2 Redistribution of money 6.3 Redistribution of people Glossary Index

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'I love the scope and ambition of this brave, well written and thoughtful book... Truly useful scholarship on the subject will find rich supporting ideas in this book, which offer intellectual scaffolding to help design specific institutions. The book gives direction for addressing those spatial inequalities that, for evidence-based reasons, need to be addressed, while leaving others to take their natural course. It is essential reading for policy-makers and urban professionals and for students studying cities from disciplinary perspectives of geography, economics, sociology, political science, planning and architecture and other fields.' - Professor Chris Webster, The University of Hong Kong. `This book by three experts gives a much-needed boost to the research on the increasing inequality and segregation in cities. A topic that is not only of great academic relevance but also crucial for the future of cities. Highly recommended reading for researchers and policymakers alike.' - Harry Garretsen, Professor of International Economics & Business, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.

I love the scope and ambition of this brave, well written and thoughtful book... Truly useful scholarship on the subject will find rich supporting ideas in this book, which offer intellectual scaffolding to help design specific institutions. The book gives direction for addressing those spatial inequalities that, for evidence-based reasons, need to be addressed, while leaving others to take their natural course. It is essential reading for policy-makers and urban professionals and for students studying cities from disciplinary perspectives of geography, economics, sociology, political science, planning and architecture and other fields. Professor Chris Webster, The University of Hong Kong

'I love the scope and ambition of this brave, well written and thoughtful book... Truly useful scholarship on the subject will find rich supporting ideas in this book, which offer intellectual scaffolding to help design specific institutions. The book gives direction for addressing those spatial inequalities that, for evidence-based reasons, need to be addressed, while leaving others to take their natural course. It is essential reading for policy-makers and urban professionals and for students studying cities from disciplinary perspectives of geography, economics, sociology, political science, planning and architecture and other fields.' - Professor Chris Webster, The University of Hong Kong. `This book by three experts gives a much-needed boost to the research on the increasing inequality and segregation in cities. A topic that is not only of great academic relevance but alsoã crucial for the future of cities. Highly recommended reading for researchers and policymakersã alike.' - Harry Garretsen, Professor of International Economics & Business, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.

Author Information

Edwin Buitelaar, PhD, is a professor of land and real estate development at Utrecht University and a senior researcher of urban development at the PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. Anet Weterings, PhD, is a senior researcher of regional economic development at the PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. Roderik Ponds, PhD, is a senior researcher at Atlas voor Gemeenten, and a lecturer on Urban Economics at TIAS Business School.

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