Economic Integration versus Social Avoidance: Assessing Neighborhood Relationships Between the Shanty Town of Calabar and its Surrounding Upper-class Gated Communities
This research assesses the impact of neighborhood effects on the well-being of thirty inhabitants in Calabar, a shanty-town set within an upper-class area of Salvador (Brazil). We adopted a threefold methodological framework in order to explore the material, social and symbolic dimensions of the nei...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Associação Nacional de Pós-graduação e Pesquisa em Planejamento Urbano e Regional (ANPUR) |
| Repositorio: | Revista Brasileira de Estudos Urbanos e Regionais (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.rbeur.anpur.org.br:article/5754 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://rbeur.anpur.org.br/rbeur/article/view/5754 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Efeito-território Pobreza urbana Favela Segmentação social Estruturas de oportunidade Estigma territorial Neighborhood Effect Urban Poverty Shanty Town Social Segmentation Opportunity Structures Territorial Stigmatization |
| Sumario: | This research assesses the impact of neighborhood effects on the well-being of thirty inhabitants in Calabar, a shanty-town set within an upper-class area of Salvador (Brazil). We adopted a threefold methodological framework in order to explore the material, social and symbolic dimensions of the neighborhood effects based on a set of interviews. With regard to the material dimension, cross-class interactions via the employment nexus are fostered through geographic proximity; however social segmentation regarding access to schools, hospitals and leisure activities have reinforced the social hierarchies. In the social dimension, a high degree of cohesion and solidarity has entailed positive implications for the job search processes, access to resources and a strengthening of territorial identity. With the symbolic dimension, statistical discrimination has entailed deleterious effects on economic integration. In conclusion, the hypothesis of an opportunity-enriching environment should be subjected to careful scrutiny since the economic integration of the inhabitants neither bridges the social distances nor impedes place-based discrimination. |
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