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The politicisation of suburbanisation in Belgium: towards an urban–suburban divide.
- Source :
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Urban studies (Edinburgh, Scotland) [Urban Stud] 2011; Vol. 48 (4), pp. 699-717. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- The electoral and political consequences of suburbanisation recently regained interest in the Anglo-Saxon literature, pointing to a growing polarisation between city and suburban fringe. This paper analyses these processes in the Antwerp urban region and shows the development of a similar electoral divide that is supported by the political parties involved. These observations add to the existing evidence that city–suburban polarisation in Belgium cannot be simply equated with the Anglo-Saxon experience, where a complete suburban fencing off from the city is observable. Rather, because of the comparatively limited development of functions in the Belgian suburbs, a suburban discourse emerges that focuses on safe and accessible cities for the suburban user, yet without much reference to its present inhabitants.
- Subjects :
- Belgium ethnology
Ethnicity education
Ethnicity ethnology
Ethnicity history
Ethnicity legislation & jurisprudence
Ethnicity psychology
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humans
Prejudice
Residence Characteristics history
Safety economics
Safety history
Safety legislation & jurisprudence
Suburban Health history
Urban Health history
Cultural Diversity
Population Dynamics history
Socioeconomic Factors history
Suburban Population history
Urban Population history
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0042-0980
- Volume :
- 48
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Urban studies (Edinburgh, Scotland)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21584983
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098010366764