Social Vulnerability in European Cities

. Ed(s): Ranci, C; Brandsen, T; Sabatinelli, S

ISBN 10: 1349467154 / ISBN 13: 9781349467150

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

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What has been the impact on social cohesion of contemporary cities in Europe, of the rise of new social risks and of the recent economic crisis? Focussing on 20 European urban contexts, this book provides an empirical analysis of the socio-economic transformations driving the emergence of new social risks and of the capacity of welfare policies. Editor(s): Ranci, C; Brandsen, T; Sabatinelli, S. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JKS; JPP; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. . . 2014. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Social Vulnerability in European Cities
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1349467154
• ISBN 13: 9781349467150
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

What has been the impact on social cohesion of contemporary cities in Europe, of the rise of new social risks and of the recent economic crisis? Focussing on 20 European urban contexts, this book provides an empirical analysis of the socio-economic transformations driving the emergence of new social risks and of the capacity of welfare policies.

About the Author

Manuel Aguilar, University of Barcelona, Spain Gojko Be ovan, University of Zagreb, Crotia Sandro Cattacin, University of Geneva, Switzerland Giuliana Costa, Polytechnic of Milan, Italy Marianna d'Ovidio, University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy Anna Escobedo, University of Barcelona, Spain Benjamin Ewert, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany Laurent Fraisse, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire pour la Sociologie Economique, France Lara Maestripieri, Polytechnic of Milan, Italy Ilona Matysiak, University of Warsaw, Poland Patricia Naegeli, University of Geneva, Switzerland Pietro Palvarini, University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy Renata Siemie?ska, University of Warsaw, Italy