Realising the Diversity Dividend: Population Diversity and Urban Economic Development

Syrett, Stephen; Sepúlveda, Leandro

doi:10.1068/a43185

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“…They also most often do not employ staff so their presence in the neighbourhood is likely not to be distributed through the word of mouth of employees. Some urban research also highlights that localized social contacts are not formed by chance on the street but are formed through participation in institutions (Syrett & Sepulveda, 2011).…”

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The importance of housing and neighbourhood resources for urban microbusinesses

Reuschke

Houston

2016

European Planning Studies

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Economic research has rarely considered the significance of the home and neighbourhood context of where business owners live for their business. Conversely, urban and neighbourhood research has overlooked how housing and neighbourhood shape business and entrepreneurship outcomes. This paper investigates the importance of housing and neighbourhood resources for microbusinesses using a random sample of microbusinesses in Edinburgh (UK) including those that are informal and homebased, and various characteristics of the neighbourhood in which the business owner lives were attached to the survey records. The data capture whether business owners have business premises outside their homes, and have used neighbourhood contacts, housing equity or space in the house for their business. In short, housing and neighbourhood resources are used by a large majority (82%) of microbusinesses. The findings challenge a number of common assumptions on the separation of commercial and residential functions, how neighbourhoods feature in the evolution of businesses, the nested conceptualization of home within a neighbourhood and on the nature of home-based businesses. It is concluded that multi-use (rather than mixed-use) neighbourhood planning would help foster more flexible and dynamic use of neighbourhoods and urban districts, although recognizing that this is a political issue. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Section: Housing and Neighbourhoods As Resources In Existing Literaturesmentioning

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The importance of housing and neighbourhood resources for urban microbusinesses

Reuschke

Houston

2016

European Planning Studies

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“…For an attempt to operationalise all Jacobs's conditions, see for instance Sung et al (2015). 11 For the critical debate on this point and discussion on empirical evidence, see for instance Desrochers (2001a), Storper and Manville (2006), Thomas and Darnton (2006), Leppälä (2011a, 2011b), Syrett and Sepulveda (2011), Kemeny (2012), Nathan (2015 and Rodriguez-Pose and Hardy (2015).…”

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Urban density after Jane Jacobs: the crucial role of diversity and emergence

Moroni

2016

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Background: In the early part of the twentieth century, planning theory and practice always voiced strong opposition to density. The error of this insistence was persuasively argued by Jane Jacobs in the 1960s. Subsequently, planning theory and practice came to recognise the importance of density, but this return to favour requires remaining constantly alert to the possible dangers and pitfalls. Methods:Critically considering the traditional and contemporary urban planning literature and the empirical evidence in the recent economic and geographical research, this article investigates the whys and wherefores of density in urban planning. It addresses two main questions: Is urban density really desirable (and why)? Is it effectively manageable (and how)?Results: Density per se is meaningless unless it is a tool or condition for achieving something further. And even if the instrumental function of density were to be acknowledged, it is crucial to take into account that density is not solely (or merely) a tool which-in certain conditions-can be useful in reducing commute times and minimising the encroachment on undeveloped land. Its primary advantage concerns favouring the concentrated diverse admix of human preferences, tastes, abilities, know-how, uses, activities, and so forth. Conclusions:After having expressly laboured to avoid it for so long, the aim is not to create density directly, but to open the door and allow density to happen in our cities, thanks to more abstract and general planning rules.

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“…Finally, in a globalised economy, languages are key Skills that open up opportunities for growth and development. By cultivating awareness of the skills potential of knowing languages (including home or heritage languages) and developing strategies to harness those skills, civic communities can reap a 'diversity dividend' (Syrett & Sepulveda, 2011) and make the heritage of minority groups work for the benefit of the majority.…”

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“…To be sure, globalisation created challenges even where its most obvious beneficiaries-those whom Goodhart (2017) terms 'Anywheres' on account of their mobile, achieved identityare concentrated, namely in cosmopolitan urban centres: Global cities (Sassen, 2005) have been trialled to maintain cohesion among increasingly diverse populations (Finney & Simpson, 2009), to reap the benefits of the 'diversity dividend' (Syrett & Sepulveda, 2011), and to embrace diversity as a political model of managing difference (Schiller, 2016). At the same time, the city of the future is viewed as a site where traditional forms of governance must give way to ever-permeating networks of partnership (Amin & Thrift, 2017).…”

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Urban Multilingualism and the Civic University: A Dynamic, Non-Linear Model of Participatory Research

Matras

Robertson

2017

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Drawing on the example of Multilingual Manchester, we show how a university research unit can support work toward a more inclusive society by raising awareness of language diversity and thereby helping to facilitate access to services, raise confidence among disadvantaged groups, sensitise young people to the challenges of diversity, and remove barriers. The setting (Manchester, UK) is one in which globalisation and increased mobility have created a diverse civic community; where austerity measures in the wake of the financial crisis a decade ago continue to put pressure on public services affecting the most vulnerable population sectors; and where higher education is embracing a neo-liberal agenda with growing emphasis on the economisation of research, commodification of teaching, and a need to demonstrate a 'return on investment' to clients and sponsors. Unexpectedly, perhaps, this environment creates favourable conditions for a model of participatory research that involves co-production with students and local stakeholders and seeks to shape public discourses around language diversity as a way of promoting values and strategies of inclusion.

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Realising the Diversity Dividend: Population Diversity and Urban Economic Development

Cited by 56 publications

References 79 publications

The importance of housing and neighbourhood resources for urban microbusinesses

The importance of housing and neighbourhood resources for urban microbusinesses

Urban density after Jane Jacobs: the crucial role of diversity and emergence

Urban Multilingualism and the Civic University: A Dynamic, Non-Linear Model of Participatory Research

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