In the United States and Western Europe, research on "neighborhood effects" are booming since the mid-1990s.
- Of "neighborhood effects" on urban policy - International Perspectives
They aim to show how the fact of living in a particular neighborhood, promote or oppose, determines individual behavior. Today it is difficult to distinguish accurately the effects attributable to the neighborhood and those related to other socio-economic determinants, such work can confirm intuition: live in a deprived area creates difficulties health, school or work. In addition, they allow to refine the analysis by integrating the maximum observable data (income, age, degree, etc.).. They also show that the diversification of social ties may have a positive impact on the well-being and economic mobility, the area is favored or not.
This note describes the results known to date and this, in view of these elements, tracks developed abroad likely to renew debate on the French urban policy. It reveals the importance of combining four policy levers: to develop a supply of housing accessible and balanced territories, improve the environment for neighborhoods, promote the mobility of people to more advantaged neighborhoods, the residents placed in a situation of co-decision operations of urban renewal.
Contents:
- What do the research on the effects of neighborhood?
- How to overcome the effects of negative neighborhood?
- Authors: Noémie Houard, in collaboration with Pauline Annerel, Department of Social
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