Physical isolation is durably affecting the relationship between social bonds and economic inequality
Abstract The relationship between social bonds and economic inequality has long been inseparable, and the integrity of social bonds networks facilitates access to economic opportunities. In urban development, physical space provides a place for the social connection process, and diversified physical...
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| description | Abstract The relationship between social bonds and economic inequality has long been inseparable, and the integrity of social bonds networks facilitates access to economic opportunities. In urban development, physical space provides a place for the social connection process, and diversified physical forms also determine the diversity of the structure of the social network. Physical isolation is one of the most common physical structure in cities, mainly including gated communities and natural partitions. Cutting off the physical space objectively deprives social bonds and networks. Prolonged physical isolation disrupts the connection between social interaction and economic inequality. However, this relationship has been less explored. In this paper, we take Beijing, China, a megacity that contains almost all forms of physical isolation from the community and traffic, as an example. We focus on analyzing the development and change of rules of social bonds and economic inequality when urban space is divided by major physical isolation structures based on spatial and individual portrait data. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cbd7a46f5c104aa9af94fbdce6c7f4bb2025-08-20T02:30:20ZengSpringerDiscover Cities3004-83112025-04-012112010.1007/s44327-025-00085-zPhysical isolation is durably affecting the relationship between social bonds and economic inequalityPingzhen Lu0Fangzhou Xia1Jinming Yan2Jianfu Shen3Eddie Chi Man Hui4Department of Land and Real Estate Management, School of Public Administration & Policy, Renmin University of ChinaDepartment of Land and Real Estate Management, School of Public Administration & Policy, Renmin University of ChinaDepartment of Land and Real Estate Management, School of Public Administration & Policy, Renmin University of ChinaDepartment of Building and Real Estate, Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityDepartment of Public and International Affairs, City University of Hong KongAbstract The relationship between social bonds and economic inequality has long been inseparable, and the integrity of social bonds networks facilitates access to economic opportunities. In urban development, physical space provides a place for the social connection process, and diversified physical forms also determine the diversity of the structure of the social network. Physical isolation is one of the most common physical structure in cities, mainly including gated communities and natural partitions. Cutting off the physical space objectively deprives social bonds and networks. Prolonged physical isolation disrupts the connection between social interaction and economic inequality. However, this relationship has been less explored. In this paper, we take Beijing, China, a megacity that contains almost all forms of physical isolation from the community and traffic, as an example. We focus on analyzing the development and change of rules of social bonds and economic inequality when urban space is divided by major physical isolation structures based on spatial and individual portrait data.https://doi.org/10.1007/s44327-025-00085-z |
| spellingShingle | Pingzhen Lu Fangzhou Xia Jinming Yan Jianfu Shen Eddie Chi Man Hui Physical isolation is durably affecting the relationship between social bonds and economic inequality Discover Cities |
| title | Physical isolation is durably affecting the relationship between social bonds and economic inequality |
| title_full | Physical isolation is durably affecting the relationship between social bonds and economic inequality |
| title_fullStr | Physical isolation is durably affecting the relationship between social bonds and economic inequality |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physical isolation is durably affecting the relationship between social bonds and economic inequality |
| title_short | Physical isolation is durably affecting the relationship between social bonds and economic inequality |
| title_sort | physical isolation is durably affecting the relationship between social bonds and economic inequality |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1007/s44327-025-00085-z |
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