| Autor: |
Marisa Young, Erika Halapy, James R. Dunn |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Wellbeing, Space and Society, Vol 7, Iss , Pp 100217- (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2666-5581 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.wss.2024.100217 |
| Popis: |
Place-based interventions are a widely used approach to redressing the consequences of concentrated neighbourhood poverty and urban segregation, but relatively few studies have examined the impact of such policies on an important social resource: social cohesion. Social cohesion is pivotal in providing a sense of community, fostering positive relationships among neighbours, and promoting collective well-being. This study examined the impact of a place-based intervention at the neighbourhood-level on social cohesion in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada using a quasi-experimental study with 881 intervention participants across six targeted neighbourhoods and 173 control participants. The findings suggest social cohesion increased in some of the intervention neighbourhoods compared to a control group of Hamilton residents untouched by the intervention. If confirmed by future investigations, these results could inform a re-focusing of place-based initiatives and a shift in their evaluation beyond health and economic impacts to provide greater focus on building durable community social assets like social cohesion. |
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