| Description |
1 online resource ([179] pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Sustainable urban areas |
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Sustainable urban areas.
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| Contents |
Title Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Confined contact: Residential segregation and ethnic bridges in the Netherlands; Concentrating on participation: Ethnic concentration and labour market participation of four ethnic groups; Involuntary isolation: Ethnic preferences and residential segregation; Residential outcomes of forced relocation: Lifting a corner of the veil on neighbourhood selection; The significance of self-selection for neighbourhood sorting and its implications for neighbourhood effect studies; Conclusion; Summary; Samenvatting; Curriculum vitae |
| Summary |
Like other West European countries, the Netherlands are facing a growing uneasiness about its changing demographics. It is within this context that animated discussions concerning immigrant neighbourhoods dominate. The general opinion is that living in such neighbourhoods hinders the 'integration' of immigrants into Dutch society. This book contributes to the academic and policy debate by not only examining the effects of ethnic concentration, but also by finding out how people are sorted into neighbourhoods. Bringing together different bodies of literature, this book offers a more holistic vi |
| Notes |
Ph. D. Technische Universiteit Delft 2010 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Neighborhoods.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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Neighborhoods
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| Genre/Form |
dissertations.
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Academic theses
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Academic theses.
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Thèses et écrits académiques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781607506492 |
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1607506491 |
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