Matching Pairs Neighborhood RevitalizationOnline version Transatlantic comparison of three neighbourhoods by Karim Youssef 1 Social mix should mean that all types of households have 2 State supported gentrification has been on the increase since the mid-1990s 3 A key reason for wanting more middle-class residents in the Goutte d'Or is 4 the 'neighborhood effects' thesis postulates that 5 All three neighbourhoods had been subjected in the recent past to powerful 'discourses of decline' 6 In 1983, the Goute d'Or was the first of 22 such neighbourhoods in France 7 In both France and England, national governments have adopted proactive 'spatial rebalancing measures 8 Planned residential mix was integral to two of the study areas, 9 Easton is a case that demonstrates the sheer range of 10 social exclusion in neighbourhoods should best be tackled the spatial concentration of poverty is a major causal factor of social exclusion, diminishing individual life chances in various ways. seeking to ensure that when new social housing is created it has to be located in areas where private-sector housing predominates. to be designated as a 'sensitive zone'. that local actors mobilized in support of image-changing measures. the uncoordinated nature of policies that try to alleviate deprivation and manage existing social mix. by diluting spatial concentration of long-term poverty. while diversification of local retailing and its consumer base was a key policy tool for revitalization of all three neighbourhoods. their economic capital and its multiplier effects in the neighborhood's commercial landscape. as local state actors seek to boost the competitiveness of their city's economy and their tax bases. a place in the neighbourhood, a 'right to the city' position.
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