Puzzling Neighbourhood Effects: Spatial Selection, Ethnic Concentration and Neighbourhood Impacts - Volume 34 Sustainable Urban Areas

Like other West European countries, the Netherlands are facing a growing uneasiness about its changing demographics. It is within this context that animated discussions concerning immigrant neighbourhoods dominate. The general opinion is that living in such neighbourhoods hinders the 'integration' of immigrants into Dutch society. This book contributes to the academic and policy debate by not only examining the effects of ethnic concentration, but also by finding out how people are sorted into neighbourhoods. Bringing together different bodies of literature, this book offers a more holistic view of the creation of ethnic residential segregation and its potential significance for individual life chances.IOS Press is an international science, technical and medical publisher of high-quality books for academics, scientists, and professionals in all fields. Some of the areas we publish in: -Biomedicine -Oncology -Artificial intelligence -Databases and information systems -Maritime engineering -Nanotechnology -Geoengineering -All aspects of physics -E-governance -E-commerce -The knowledge economy -Urban studies -Arms control -Understanding and responding to terrorism -Medical informatics -Computer Sciences 'It is a reality that we live in a world where populations could be exposed to radiation or hazardous chemicals as a result of an accident, act of terrorism or a war. This exposure could cause serious health problems, sometimes within days or weeks, and may even lead to a latent health effect on humans, such as an increased cancer rate. Health professionals dealing with these cases therefore need methods to measure the effects of radiation and chemicals using molecular and cellular assays, and their possible short and long term consequences for potentially exposed members of a population at risk. Many biological methods are currently available to monitor both the environment and humans following exposure to physical and chemical agents, by using specific biomarkers to measure genetic damage and changes in macromolecules and body tissues. This makes it possible to perform a reliable risk assessment and to protect the public against unwanted consequences of terrorism and other threats. However, this new experimental science also needs the collaboration of other disciplines such as epidemiology, medical physics and others. It is also important to make a link with the latest breakthroughs in the genome research programs in order to elucidate cancer causes and cancer risk estimates. Aimed at health professionals and researchers specialized in this area, the book allows healthcare experts to gain knowledge of the deterministic and stochastic effects and biomarkers associated with humans'early and late health risk.' Confined Contact : Residential Segregation And Ethnic Bridges In The Netherlands -- Concentrating On Participation : Ethnic Concentration And Labour Market Participation Of Four Ethnic Groups -- Involuntary Isolation : Ethnic Preferences And Residential Segregation -- Residential Outcomes Of Forced Relocation : Lifting A Corner Of The Veil On Neighbourhood Selection / Co-authored By Reinout Kleinhans -- The Significance Of Self-selection For Neighbourhood Sorting And Its Implications For Neighbourhood Effect Studies. Wenda Doff. Based On The Author's Thesis (doctoral)--technische Universiteit Delft, 2010. Chiefly Previously Published Articles. Includes Bibliographical References. In English; Summary In English And Dutch.