The “Waitrose effect” captures the notion that presence of stores operated by Waitrose, an upmarket UK grocer, increases value nearby real estate. This paper considers broader relationship between Waitrose store locations and neighbourhood type comparing health wealth neighbourhoods with without access to in England. Whilst we do not seek imply causality, demonstrate better health, wellbeing, f...

This research analyses the factors that could be involved in insecurity perceived by inhabitants of 69 neighbourhoods Barcelona from possible influence adjacent neighbourhoods. A set variables are constructed different sources to measure their on residents. Ordinary least-squares regression models were replaced others consider spatial dependence data. The results show when controlling for neigh...

ISSUE ADDRESSED Growing evidence shows that higher-density, mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly neighbourhoods encourage active transport, including transport-related walking. Despite widespread recognition of the benefits of creating more walkable neighbourhoods, there remains a gap between the rhetoric of the need for walkability and the creation of walkable neighbourhoods. Moreover, there is litt...

It has been more than 10 years since social epidemiologists focused their attention on estimating the independent effect of neighbourhood contexts on health outcomes. My read of the literature is that the flurry of research, and the corresponding taxpayer investment, is tapering, with fewer and fewer neighbourhood-effect studies being funded or published. After a decade’s worth of ambiguous res...

BACKGROUND There is a growing body of evidence that where you live is important to your health. Despite numerous previous studies investigating the relationship between neighbourhood deprivation (and structure) and residents' health, the precise nature of this relationship remains unclear. Relatively few investigations have relied on direct observation of neighbourhoods, while those that have w...

Does ethnic heterogeneity in neighbourhoods create co-operative or confl ict-oriented relationships among residents? Social theorists have long noted both the positive and negative aspects of heterogeneity, but the limited research on large samples of neighbourhoods documents ambiguous or weak effects. In this survey-based study of Seattle, it is found that ethnic heterogeneity is among the str...

In the context of what was described as the worst financial settlement in living memory for local government, we set out in this study to establish how residents living in some of the most deprived neighbourhoods of London have been affected by the local authority spending cuts since 2010. These are neighbourhoods where, because of concentrated disadvantage, residents would be particularly vuln...