Social mix and housing policy: local effects of a misleading rhetoric. The case of Milan

Bricocoli, Massimo; Cucca, Roberta

doi:10.1177/0042098014560499

Reference : Social mix and housing policy: local effects of a misleading rhetoric. The case of Milan


	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Multidisciplinary, general & others
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/20705

Title :	Social mix and housing policy: local effects of a misleading rhetoric. The case of Milan
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Bricocoli, Massimo [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE) >]
	Cucca, Roberta []
Publication date :	26-Nov-2014
Journal title :	Urban Studies
Publisher :	Sage
Peer reviewed :	Yes (verified by ORBi^lu)
Audience :	International
ISSN :	0042-0980
e-ISSN :	1360-063X
City :	London
Country :	United Kingdom
Keywords :	[en] housing policies ; Neighbourhoods ; social mix
Abstract :	[en] The article focuses on different uses of the concept of social mix and on emerging criticalities of its use as a planning principle by discussing the results of empirical research on recent housing projects in Milan, Italy. Although the concept of social mix is generally represented as a tool to improve the living conditions of disadvantaged social groups, the praise for social mix in new housing projects may also be driven by the will of targeting the needs of specific medium–low income groups considered functional to urban growth, and by the increase of real estate values that it may provide. In urban contexts affected by a severe shortage of rental housing, social mix strategies may foster the exclusion of lowest-income groups from access to social housing and favour their segregation. Especially with reference to southern European cities, social mix risks becoming a catchword with paradoxical effects in local policy agendas and the topic of mixed communities becoming employed as a socio-political lever for developer-led, profit-making developments.
Target :	Researchers ; Professionals ; Students ; General public
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/20705
DOI :	10.1177/0042098014560499
Other URL :	http://usj.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/11/26/0042098014560499.abstract

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