TY - JOUR
T1 - Social mix in context
T2 - Comparing housing regeneration programs in Australia and Israel
AU - Levin, Iris
AU - Kainer Persov, Nava
AU - Arthurson, Kathy
AU - Ziersch, Anna
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - During the past 30 years, social mix has been on the policy agenda of many countries as a tool for deconcentrating urban disadvantage and enhancing social inclusion. However, these projects often take diverse forms in different institutional and policy contexts. In this article, we compare two separate studies of current urban regeneration programs in Australia and Israel. The comparative analysis reveals major similarities and differences regarding the physical and social outcomes of social mix. Our findings suggest that although both projects did not declare to create socially mixed communities, the resulting resident makeup was mixed. Despite differences in the projects’ physical designs, both resulted in two communities living side-by-side but not interacting meaningfully, and therefore not gaining from the possible benefits of social mix. We argue that international comparative studies of social mix policies in different contexts allow for a better understanding of the practicalities of social mix processes for policymakers and planners.
AB - During the past 30 years, social mix has been on the policy agenda of many countries as a tool for deconcentrating urban disadvantage and enhancing social inclusion. However, these projects often take diverse forms in different institutional and policy contexts. In this article, we compare two separate studies of current urban regeneration programs in Australia and Israel. The comparative analysis reveals major similarities and differences regarding the physical and social outcomes of social mix. Our findings suggest that although both projects did not declare to create socially mixed communities, the resulting resident makeup was mixed. Despite differences in the projects’ physical designs, both resulted in two communities living side-by-side but not interacting meaningfully, and therefore not gaining from the possible benefits of social mix. We argue that international comparative studies of social mix policies in different contexts allow for a better understanding of the practicalities of social mix processes for policymakers and planners.
KW - Urban regeneration
KW - urban disadvantage
KW - social mix
KW - housing policy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85115992405&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://purl.org/au-research/grants/ARC/LP100100526
U2 - 10.1080/07352166.2021.1904783
DO - 10.1080/07352166.2021.1904783
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85115992405
SN - 0735-2166
VL - 44
SP - 361
EP - 379
JO - Journal of Urban Affairs
JF - Journal of Urban Affairs
IS - 3
ER -