Tag: Neighbourhood

Free Download Philipp Schröder, "Bishkek Boys: Neighbourhood Youth and Urban Change in Kyrgyzstan’s Capital "
English | ISBN: 1785337262 | 2017 | 258 pages | PDF | 9 MB
In this pioneering ethnographic study of identity and integration, author Philipp Schröder explores urban change in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek from the vantage point of the male youth living in one neighbourhood. Touching on topics including authority, violence, social and imaginary geographies, interethnic relations, friendship, and competing notions of belonging to the city, Bishkek Boys offers unique insights into how post-Socialist economic liberalization, rural-urban migration and ethnic nationalism have reshaped social relations among young males who come of age in this Central Asian urban environment.

Free Download Understanding Neighbourhood Dynamics: New Insights for Neighbourhood Effects Research By Maarten van Ham, David Manley, Nick Bailey (auth.), Maarten van Ham, David Manley, Nick Bailey, Ludi Simpson, Duncan Maclennan (eds.)
2013 | 284 Pages | ISBN: 9400748531 | PDF | 9 MB
This rare interdisciplinary combination of research into neighbourhood dynamics and effects attempts to unravel the complex relationship between disadvantaged neighbourhoods and the life outcomes of the residents who live therein. It seeks to overcome the notorious difficulties of establishing an empirical causal relationship between living in a disadvantaged area and the poorer health and well-being often found in such places.There remains a widespread belief in neighbourhood effects: that living in a poorer area can adversely affect residents’ life chances. These chapters caution that neighbourhood effects cannot be fully understood without a profound understanding of the changes to, and selective mobility into and out of, these areas. Featuring fresh research findings from a number of countries and data sources, including from the UK, Australia, Sweden and the USA, this book offers fresh perspectives on neighbourhood choice and dynamics, as well as new material for social scientists, geographers and policy makers alike. It enriches neighbourhood effects research with insights from the closely related, but currently largely separate, literature on neighbourhood dynamics.

Free Download Hrant Kostanyan Researcher at CEPS, "Assessing European Neighbourhood Policy: Perspectives from the Literature"
English | 2017 | ISBN: 1786604442, 1786604450 | EPUB | pages: 184 | 0.4 mb
Several events in the past few years have dramatically shown how the interests of European citizens are directly affected by the stability, security and prosperity of their neighbouring regions. At the same time, the European Union and its member states face many challenges and dilemmas in designing and pursuing policies that not only effectively promote these interests, but also build stronger partnerships with neighbouring countries based on the values on which the Union is founded.

Free Download Neighbourhood Effects or Neighbourhood Based Problems?: A Policy Context By David Manley, Maarten van Ham, Nick Bailey (auth.), David Manley, Maarten van Ham, Nick Bailey, Ludi Simpson, Duncan Maclennan (eds.)
2013 | 296 Pages | ISBN: 9400766947 | PDF | 5 MB
This edited volume critically examines the link between area based policies, neighbourhood based problems, and neighbourhood effects: the idea that living in disadvantaged neighbourhoods has a negative effect on residents’ life chances over and above the effect of their individual characteristics. Over the last few decades, Western governments have persistently pursued area based policies to fight such effects, despite a lack of evidence that they exist, or that these policies make a difference. The first part of this book presents case studies of perceived neighbourhood based problems in the domains of crime; health; educational outcomes; and employment. The second part of the book presents an international overview of the policies that different governments have implemented in response to these neighbourhood based problems, and discusses the theoretical and conceptual processes behind place based policy making. Case studies are drawn from a diverse range of countries including the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Australia, Canada, and the USA.

Free Download Getting to Know the Birds in Your Neighbourhood by Darryl Jones
English | November 1st, 2023 | ISBN: 174223805X | 240 pages | PDF | 20.87 MB
Interested in birds but don’t know where to start? Overwhelmed by the bird guides? Want to know more about the birds you see around you? Then this is the book for you!