Sinks of Social Exclusion or Springboards for Social Mobility? Analysing the Roles of Disadvantaged Neighbourhoods in Urban Australia

Pawson, H; Herath, S

Sinks of Social Exclusion or Springboards for Social Mobility? Analysing the Roles of Disadvantaged Neighbourhoods in Urban Australia

Pawson, H Herath, S

Permalink

Publisher:: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Urban Policy and Research, 2017, 35, (4), pp. 373-390
Issue Date:: 2017-10-02

Closed Access

	Filename	Description	Size
	Sinks of Social Exclusion or Springboards for Social Mobility Analysing the Roles of Disadvantaged Neighbourhoods in Urban Australia.pdf	Published version	4.13 MB	Adobe PDF	View/Open

Copyright Clearance Process

Recently Added
In Progress
Closed Access

This item is closed access and not available.

Full metadata record

Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Pawson, H
dc.contributor.author	Herath, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7958-3274
dc.date.accessioned	2022-07-18T03:01:19Z
dc.date.available	2022-07-18T03:01:19Z
dc.date.issued	2017-10-02
dc.identifier.citation	Urban Policy and Research, 2017, 35, (4), pp. 373-390
dc.identifier.issn	0811-1146
dc.identifier.issn	1476-7244
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/158978
dc.description.abstract	For two decades analysts have noted significant and growing socio-spatial polarisation in Australia’s cities. Dominating policy discourse has been the hypothesis that residence in “poverty neighbourhoods” can compound individual disadvantage. Prominent here are concerns about social exclusion and spatial entrapment. A contrary perspective is that low income communities often contain substantial social capital and that accessing relatively affordable housing available in such places may provide a basis for subsequent “progression” in the wider urban housing market. Drawing on a household survey in four disadvantaged Sydney neighbourhoods, we confirm that rates of socio-economic deprivation indeed substantially exceed citywide and national norms and that the perceived incidence of neighbourhood problems is substantial. At the same time, results reveal that such places are far from unmitigated spaces of alienation and suggest that they can provide springboards for geographical and social mobility.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
dc.relation.ispartof	Urban Policy and Research
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/08111146.2016.1272449
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	1205 Urban and Regional Planning, 1604 Human Geography, 1605 Policy and Administration
dc.title	Sinks of Social Exclusion or Springboards for Social Mobility? Analysing the Roles of Disadvantaged Neighbourhoods in Urban Australia
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	35
utslib.for	1205 Urban and Regional Planning
utslib.for	1604 Human Geography
utslib.for	1605 Policy and Administration
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access	*
pubs.consider-herdc	false
dc.date.updated	2022-07-18T03:01:11Z
pubs.issue	4
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	35
utslib.citation.issue	4

Abstract:

For two decades analysts have noted significant and growing socio-spatial polarisation in Australia’s cities. Dominating policy discourse has been the hypothesis that residence in “poverty neighbourhoods” can compound individual disadvantage. Prominent here are concerns about social exclusion and spatial entrapment. A contrary perspective is that low income communities often contain substantial social capital and that accessing relatively affordable housing available in such places may provide a basis for subsequent “progression” in the wider urban housing market. Drawing on a household survey in four disadvantaged Sydney neighbourhoods, we confirm that rates of socio-economic deprivation indeed substantially exceed citywide and national norms and that the perceived incidence of neighbourhood problems is substantial. At the same time, results reveal that such places are far from unmitigated spaces of alienation and suggest that they can provide springboards for geographical and social mobility.

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:

http://hdl.handle.net/10453/158978