View No. 15 (2020): Multiscale spatial contexts and neighbourhood effects

Ana Petrović

192 Pages

ISBN 9789463663076

Published: 2020-08-21

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  • This thesis has developed alternative methods of operationalising neighbourhoods at multiple spatial scales and used them to advance our understanding of spatial inequalities and neighbourhood effects. The underlying problem that motivated this thesis is that many empirical studies use predefined administrative units, and this does not often align with the underlying theory or geography. Despite the extensive literature on neighbourhood effects and, more generally, on sociospatial...