Abstract
This introductory paper summarizes three analytical approaches to the study of neighbor hoods: (1) typologies, (2) stages of change, and (3) functions-which include economic, administrative, political, and social. A central characteristic of urban neighborhoods is seen to be their embeddedness in city, metropolitan, and national contexts. This, in turn, is hypothesized as leading to a newly emergent organization of neighborhoods into a hierarchy of community. A central persisting dilemma for neighborhoods is seen to be that between diffuse sentiments of place and the more formal organization of interests. The urban neighborhood is a unique locus of the convergence and clash of these elements.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 267-288 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Urban Affairs Review |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1979 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Sociology and Political Science
- Urban Studies