Spatial Inequality

There have been a number of very useful items on Spatial Inequality that have caught my eye in the last day or so.

The Spectre of Ghettoisation on an interesting article in the NEF blog, which considers the impact of changes in housing benefit and how they might impact on the nature of the South East.

One of the great joys of living in London is its social and economic diversity. One minute you can be walking past million pound mansions in Kensington and the next you will find yourself in the middle of a housing estate populated by a mix of native London working classes and first or second generation immigrants from all over the world. Get on a bus or a tube and a similar mix confronts you.

Its quite a different story in other European cities, where poorer residents and immigrants in particular are often ghettoised in to particular areas of the city. In Paris, the poor are located in 'Les Banlieues', grim, grey and endless blocks with high levels of crime and racial tension.

The other interesting video is by Danny Dorling, and is a presentation at a book launch at a Marxism event earlier in the year.

It's included as part of an archive of presentations which can be viewed HERE.