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Planned residential mix was integral to two of the study areas,

Social mix should mean that all types of households have

State supported gentrification has been on the increase since the mid-1990s

In 1983, the Goute d'Or was the first of 22 such neighbourhoods in France

A key reason for wanting more middle-class residents in the Goutte d'Or is

social exclusion in neighbourhoods should best be tackled

Easton is a case that demonstrates the sheer range of

In both France and England, national governments have adopted proactive 'spatial rebalancing measures

All three neighbourhoods had been subjected in the recent past to powerful 'discourses of decline'

the 'neighborhood effects' thesis postulates that

the uncoordinated nature of policies that try to alleviate deprivation and manage existing social mix.

seeking to ensure that when new social housing is created it has to be located in areas where private-sector housing predominates.

as local state actors seek to boost the competitiveness of their city's economy and their tax bases.

their economic capital and its multiplier effects in the neighborhood's commercial landscape.

that local actors mobilized in support of image-changing measures.

while diversification of local retailing and its consumer base was a key policy tool for revitalization of all three neighbourhoods.

the spatial concentration of poverty is a major causal factor of social exclusion, diminishing individual life chances in various ways.

by diluting spatial concentration of long-term poverty.

to be designated as a 'sensitive zone'.

a place in the neighbourhood, a 'right to the city' position.