J Scott Matthews,R Michael McGregor,Laura B Stephenson
J Scott Matthews
Since Angus Campbell and colleagues first introduced the "levels of conceptualization" (LoC) framework as a measure of political sophistication, a number of scholars have applied the approach to subsequent American national elections. In th...
Motivations for Mobilization: Comparing Urban and Suburban Residents' Participation in the Politics of Planning and Development [0.03%]
动员的动力：比较城市和郊区居民在规划和发展政治中的参与度
Aaron A Moore
Aaron A Moore
This paper compares and contrasts suburban and urban residents' attitudes and behavior toward development by comparing the frequency and motivation for mobilization of residents in the suburbs of Surrey, British Columbia, and Brampton, Onta...
Segregation by Design: Mechanisms of Selection of Latinos and Whites into Gated Communities [0.03%]
机制的作用：筛选拉美裔和白人选民进入有围墙社区
Elena Vesselinov
Elena Vesselinov
Gated communities have been thought to contribute to urban inequality, but empirical evidence is limited. This study utilizes the American Housing Survey for 2001 to examine the differential access of Latinos and Whites to gated communities...
No-Majority Communities: Racial Diversity and Change at the Local Level [0.03%]
无多数群体的社区：地方层级上的种族多样性与变迁
Chad R Farrell,Barrett A Lee
Chad R Farrell
The United States is experiencing a profound increase in racial and ethnic diversity, although its communities are experiencing the trend differently depending on their size and location. Using census data from 1980-2010, we focus on a subs...
Distress in the Desert: Neighborhood Disorder, Resident Satisfaction, and Quality of Life during the Las Vegas Foreclosure Crisis [0.03%]
危机中的沙漠地带：拉斯维加斯止赎危机期间的邻里混乱、居民满意度和生活质量
Christie D Batson,Shannon M Monnat
Christie D Batson
Using surveys collected from a sample of households nested within 'naturally occurring' neighborhoods in Las Vegas, NV during the 2007-2009 economic recession, this study examines the associations between real and perceived measures of neig...
School Context and Educational Outcomes: Results from a Quasi-Experimental Study [0.03%]
学校环境与教育成果：准实验研究结果分析
Rebecca Casciano,Douglas S Massey
Rebecca Casciano
In this study we draw on data from a quasi-experimental study to test whether moving into a subsidized housing development in an affluent suburb yields educational benefits to the children of residents, compared to the educations they would...
Jonathan Rothwell,Douglas S Massey
Jonathan Rothwell
We argue that anti-density zoning increases black residential segregation in U.S. metropolitan areas by reducing the quantity of affordable housing in white jurisdictions. Drawing on census data and local regulation indicators compiled by P...
Quantifying Separate and Unequal: Racial-Ethnic Distributions of Neighborhood Poverty in Metropolitan America [0.03%]
量化“分离且不平等”：美国大都市地区邻里贫困的种族分布
Theresa L Osypuk,Sandro Galea,Nancy McArdle et al.
Theresa L Osypuk et al.
Researchers measuring racial inequality of neighborhood environment across metropolitan areas (MAs) have traditionally employed segregation measures, yet such measures are limited for incorporating a third axis of information, including nei...
Social Disorganization, Drug Market Activity, and Neighborhood Violent Crime [0.03%]
社会解组、毒品交易和邻里暴力犯罪之间的关系
Ramiro Martínez,Richard Rosenfeld,Dennis Mares
Ramiro Martínez
Although illicit drug activity occurs within local communities, past quantitative research on drug markets and violent crime in the United States has been conducted mainly at the city level. The authors use neighborhood-level data from the ...
Russ Lopez,H Patricia Hynes
Russ Lopez
Although sprawl is a growing national debate, there have been few efforts to measure or monitor changes in degree of sprawl over time. By using a methodology that employs census data, this sprawl index allows computation of levels of sprawl...