Social Cohesion and Diversity in Urban Neighborhoods - Contradictions - Discussion - Implementation Procedures

In the current urban development debate, the vision of a diverse urban neighborhood is often linked with social cohesion as a target aspect of favorable community development. This initially euphemistic connection is in need of explanation, as valid empirical findings suggest that with increasing socio-economic and socio-cultural differentiation, the probability of conflict becomes more pronounced, and social cohesion is likely to decrease. Nevertheless, this connection should be maintained, as social science findings on social polarization and segregation, social segmentation, and fragmentation indicate that urban spatial structures should be designed in such a way that social diversity among residents not only coexists but can also become cooperatively action-oriented within the framework of a community. The resulting conflicts of interest can, in their constructive version, serve as impulses for democratic understanding and decision-making. However, this requires integrative and manageable components, which a well-planned urban neighborhood can provide more effectively than urban sprawl or additive high-density residential silos developed solely for economic yield. How a diverse neighborhood could be planned, designed, implemented, and supported in its community-building process is illustrated and reflected upon using the example of a new neighborhood emerging in Mannheim.

Sommario

Theoretical Foundations.- The Spinelli Quarter Project in Mannheim.

Info autore

Prof. Dr. Rainer Kilb teaches at Mannheim University (Faculty of Social Work).

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Rainer Kilb (Editore)
• Editore: Springer, Berlin
• Titolo originale: Soziale Kohäsion und Vielfalt in Stadtquartieren
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 20.04.2025
• EAN: 9783658474614
• ISBN: 978-3-658-47461-4
• Pagine: 260
• Illustrazioni: XX, 260 p. 11 illus., 8 illus. in color.
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Sociologia urbana e regionale; Integration, Städte, Stadtgemeinden, Diversity, Social Inequality, Urban Planning, Desintegration, Segregation, Urban Sociology, Social Structure, Cultural Diversity, Social Cohesion, spatial planning, Gesellschaftliche Gruppen, Gemeinschaften und Identitäten, Mixed Urban Neighborhoods