Few spatial scales are as important to individual outcomes as the neighborhood. However, it
is nearly impossible to define neighborhoods in a generalizable way. This article proposes …

Neighborhood boundaries are a defining aspect of highly segregated urban areas. Yet, few
studies examine the particular challenges and spatial processes that occur at the bordering …

This study examines the extent to which road connectivity and physical barriers—such as
highways, railroad tracks, and waterways—structure spatial patterns of racial and ethnic …

Concerns about neighborhood erosion and conflict in ethnically diverse settings occupy
scholars, policy makers, and pundits alike; but the empirical evidence is inconclusive. This …

Drawing from sociological theory and research on residential mobility and neighborhood
stratification, which primarily explain urban decline and persistent segregation, the authors …

Previous models of urban residential segregation have virtually ignored the affects of
tertiary, or small, residential–type streets, despite the intuition that they are where …

Amidst the proliferation of community-and place-based, several innovative measurement
tools have become more readily available for criminological and criminal justice …

Ethnographic and quantitative studies of urban neighborhoods have played an essential
role in contrasting deeply held stereotypes, highlighting systemic injustices, and shaping …

Recent research has uncovered a new phenomenon in some distressed areas, black
gentrification. Black gentrification follows the same pattern as mainstream gentrification with …

Urban sociologists and gentrification scholars have long been interested in examining the
combination of structural and micro–level forces that result in the displacement and …