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geography of opportunity: a standalone construct

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Urban studies

the idea that where people live in a metro area shapes their access to jobs, schools and networks and so their life chances.

In urban studies, geography of opportunity refers to the idea that where people live in a metro area shapes their access to jobs, schools and networks and so their life chances. This meaning comes from Galster (1995) in Housing Policy Debate.[1]

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opportunity6 fields · 13 citationsjingle · one name, six constructs policy2 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

Galster, G. C., & Killen, S. P. (1995). The geography of metropolitan opportunity: A reconnaissance and conceptual framework. Housing Policy Debate, 6(1), 7-43. https://doi.org/10.1080/10511482.1995.9521180

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