Digitalisation, neighbourhood change and urban social processes: Conceptual framework and introduction to the Special Issue

IF 4.2 1区 经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
George C Galster, Jan Üblacker
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Neighbourhoods are salient for many dimensions of individuals’ social and economic well-being, yet the impacts of rapidly emerging digital information and communication technologies (DICTs) on neighbourhoods and the social processes within them are understudied. This gap motivates this Special Issue, the themes of which we introduce here. We provide an overarching conceptual framework within which the topics, conceptualisations and empirical results of the 11 constituent research papers can be placed. Our framework posits multiple, mutually causal interrelationships between each element in the triad of neighbourhoods, individual residents’ characteristics and individual residents’ actions. In each element we focus on the role(s) of DICTs and their interplay with social processes. These technologies alter traditional housing search patterns, sometimes reinforcing existing segregation, but they also present opportunities for greater access to information and potential social integration. The issue’s 11 research papers, contributed by scholars from various global contexts, explore diverse aspects of these themes. They examine how DICTs mediate neighbourhood change by influencing local housing choices, amplifying or mitigating neighbourhood stigma and transforming social cohesion. By offering a rich empirical and conceptual exploration, this special issue aims to deepen our understanding of the transformative role that DICTs play in neighbourhoods, urging further research into their implications for neighbourhood change and urban social processes.
数字化、邻里变化和城市社会进程:专题的概念框架和介绍
社区在个人社会和经济福祉的许多方面都很突出,但迅速兴起的数字信息和通信技术(dict)对社区及其内部社会过程的影响尚未得到充分研究。这一差距激发了本期特刊的灵感,我们在此介绍本期特刊的主题。我们提供了一个总体概念框架,其中的主题,概念化和实证结果的11个组成研究论文可以放置。我们的框架假定了社区三位一体中的每个元素、个体居民的特征和个体居民的行为之间的多重相互因果关系。在每个要素中,我们都将重点放在ict的作用及其与社会进程的相互作用上。这些技术改变了传统的找房模式,有时加剧了现有的隔离,但它们也提供了更多获得信息和潜在社会融合的机会。本期的11篇研究论文由来自全球不同背景的学者撰写,探讨了这些主题的不同方面。他们研究了dict如何通过影响当地住房选择、放大或减轻社区耻辱以及改变社会凝聚力来调解社区变化。通过提供丰富的经验和概念探索,本期特刊旨在加深我们对dict在社区中发挥的变革作用的理解,敦促进一步研究它们对社区变化和城市社会进程的影响。
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Urban Studies
Urban Studies Multiple-
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10.50
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8.50%
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期刊介绍: Urban Studies was first published in 1964 to provide an international forum of social and economic contributions to the fields of urban and regional planning. Since then, the Journal has expanded to encompass the increasing range of disciplines and approaches that have been brought to bear on urban and regional problems. Contents include original articles, notes and comments, and a comprehensive book review section. Regular contributions are drawn from the fields of economics, planning, political science, statistics, geography, sociology, population studies and public administration.
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