Loading…
Measuring Concentrated Poverty in a Global Metropolis: Lessons from Los Angeles
The traditional definition of concentrated poverty-40 percent of a census tract population living below the federal poverty threshold-is problematic in light of burgeoning working poor populations, increasing inner-suburban poverty, and problems with the federal poverty threshold itself. This articl...
Saved in:
| Published in: | The Professional geographer 2008-02, Vol.60 (1), p.70-86 |
|---|---|
| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | |
| Citations: | Items that this one cites Items that cite this one |
| Online Access: | Get full text |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| cited_by | cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c466t-5764872e4accc2eb9e446a8fd4cb079455dcc13609932c9d7b132f4760491ce93 |
|---|---|
| cites | cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c466t-5764872e4accc2eb9e446a8fd4cb079455dcc13609932c9d7b132f4760491ce93 |
| container_end_page | 86 |
| container_issue | 1 |
| container_start_page | 70 |
| container_title | The Professional geographer |
| container_volume | 60 |
| creator | Sessoms, Nathan J. Wolch, Jennifer R. |
| description | The traditional definition of concentrated poverty-40 percent of a census tract population living below the federal poverty threshold-is problematic in light of burgeoning working poor populations, increasing inner-suburban poverty, and problems with the federal poverty threshold itself. This article questions the meaning of concentrated poverty as traditionally defined and measured through an analysis of social and built environments in selected Los Angeles area communities that meet the 40 percent threshold. Such neighborhoods face significant challenges, yet do not conform to stereotypes of concentrated poverty areas. Findings indicate the need for measures that recognize the increasingly heterogeneous forms and landscapes of poverty in globalizing urban regions. |
| doi_str_mv | 10.1080/00330120701724129 |
| format | article |
| fullrecord | <record><control><sourceid>proquest_cross</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1080_00330120701724129</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><sourcerecordid>754896843</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-c466t-5764872e4accc2eb9e446a8fd4cb079455dcc13609932c9d7b132f4760491ce93</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNqFkU9vEzEQxS1EJULLB-BmIQGnpeM_a68RlyqCgpSqHOBsOV5vtZVjB49TyLfHJYUDVeE0h_m9pzfzCHnO4A2DAU4BhADGQQPTXDJuHpEFk0p3hmv-mCxu910D5BPyFPEaADhwviCXF8Hhrszpii5z8iHV4moY6ed8E0rd0zlRR89jXrtIL0IteZvjjG_pKiDmhHQqeUNXGelZugox4Ak5mlzE8OxuHpOvH95_WX7sVpfnn5Znq85LpWrXayUHzYN03nse1iZIqdwwjdKvQRvZ96P3TCgwRnBvRr1mgk9SK5CG-WDEMXl98N2W_G0XsNrNjD7E6FLIO7S6l4NRgxSNfPVPUqhBtBcODXzxF3iddyW1K2z7q-pbGtkgdoB8yYglTHZb5o0re8vA3jZh7zXRNC_vjB16F6fikp_xj5CDal38CqAP3JymXDbuey5xtNXtYy6_Rffcbf1Rm_Ldf5Xi4YA_AenNqyY</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Aggregation Database</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype><pqid>207653604</pqid></control><display><type>article</type><title>Measuring Concentrated Poverty in a Global Metropolis: Lessons from Los Angeles</title><source>International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS)</source><source>Taylor & Francis</source><creator>Sessoms, Nathan J. ; Wolch, Jennifer R.</creator><creatorcontrib>Sessoms, Nathan J. ; Wolch, Jennifer R.</creatorcontrib><description>The traditional definition of concentrated poverty-40 percent of a census tract population living below the federal poverty threshold-is problematic in light of burgeoning working poor populations, increasing inner-suburban poverty, and problems with the federal poverty threshold itself. This article questions the meaning of concentrated poverty as traditionally defined and measured through an analysis of social and built environments in selected Los Angeles area communities that meet the 40 percent threshold. Such neighborhoods face significant challenges, yet do not conform to stereotypes of concentrated poverty areas. Findings indicate the need for measures that recognize the increasingly heterogeneous forms and landscapes of poverty in globalizing urban regions.</description><identifier>ISSN: 0033-0124</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1467-9272</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.1080/00330120701724129</identifier><identifier>CODEN: PFGGAC</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>Cambridge, MA: Taylor & Francis Group</publisher><subject>40 percent threshold ; 40％的门槛 ; America ; Bgi / Prodig ; Built environment ; California ; concentrated poverty ; Economic geography ; Geodemographics ; Inner city ; Los Angeles ; Measurement ; Metropolis ; Neighbourhoods ; Pacific ; pobreza concentrada ; Poverty ; Social environment ; Statistical analysis ; Stereotypes ; subclase urbana ; Suburban areas ; U.S.A ; umbral del 40 por ciento ; United States of America ; Urban areas ; Urban sociology ; urban underclass ; 城市下层阶级 ; 洛杉矶 ; 集中贫困</subject><ispartof>The Professional geographer, 2008-02, Vol.60 (1), p.70-86</ispartof><rights>Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC 2008</rights><rights>Tous droits réservés © Prodig - Bibliographie Géographique Internationale (BGI), 2008</rights><rights>Copyright Blackwell Publishers Inc. Feb 2008</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><citedby>FETCH-LOGICAL-c466t-5764872e4accc2eb9e446a8fd4cb079455dcc13609932c9d7b132f4760491ce93</citedby><cites>FETCH-LOGICAL-c466t-5764872e4accc2eb9e446a8fd4cb079455dcc13609932c9d7b132f4760491ce93</cites></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><link.rule.ids>314,780,784,27924,27925,33223,33224</link.rule.ids><backlink>$$Uhttp://pascal-francis.inist.fr/vibad/index.php?action=getRecordDetail&idt=20620288$$DView record in Pascal Francis$$Hfree_for_read</backlink></links><search><creatorcontrib>Sessoms, Nathan J.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Wolch, Jennifer R.</creatorcontrib><title>Measuring Concentrated Poverty in a Global Metropolis: Lessons from Los Angeles</title><title>The Professional geographer</title><description>The traditional definition of concentrated poverty-40 percent of a census tract population living below the federal poverty threshold-is problematic in light of burgeoning working poor populations, increasing inner-suburban poverty, and problems with the federal poverty threshold itself. This article questions the meaning of concentrated poverty as traditionally defined and measured through an analysis of social and built environments in selected Los Angeles area communities that meet the 40 percent threshold. Such neighborhoods face significant challenges, yet do not conform to stereotypes of concentrated poverty areas. Findings indicate the need for measures that recognize the increasingly heterogeneous forms and landscapes of poverty in globalizing urban regions.</description><subject>40 percent threshold</subject><subject>40％的门槛</subject><subject>America</subject><subject>Bgi / Prodig</subject><subject>Built environment</subject><subject>California</subject><subject>concentrated poverty</subject><subject>Economic geography</subject><subject>Geodemographics</subject><subject>Inner city</subject><subject>Los Angeles</subject><subject>Measurement</subject><subject>Metropolis</subject><subject>Neighbourhoods</subject><subject>Pacific</subject><subject>pobreza concentrada</subject><subject>Poverty</subject><subject>Social environment</subject><subject>Statistical analysis</subject><subject>Stereotypes</subject><subject>subclase urbana</subject><subject>Suburban areas</subject><subject>U.S.A</subject><subject>umbral del 40 por ciento</subject><subject>United States of America</subject><subject>Urban areas</subject><subject>Urban sociology</subject><subject>urban underclass</subject><subject>城市下层阶级</subject><subject>洛杉矶</subject><subject>集中贫困</subject><issn>0033-0124</issn><issn>1467-9272</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>2008</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><sourceid>8BJ</sourceid><recordid>eNqFkU9vEzEQxS1EJULLB-BmIQGnpeM_a68RlyqCgpSqHOBsOV5vtZVjB49TyLfHJYUDVeE0h_m9pzfzCHnO4A2DAU4BhADGQQPTXDJuHpEFk0p3hmv-mCxu910D5BPyFPEaADhwviCXF8Hhrszpii5z8iHV4moY6ed8E0rd0zlRR89jXrtIL0IteZvjjG_pKiDmhHQqeUNXGelZugox4Ak5mlzE8OxuHpOvH95_WX7sVpfnn5Znq85LpWrXayUHzYN03nse1iZIqdwwjdKvQRvZ96P3TCgwRnBvRr1mgk9SK5CG-WDEMXl98N2W_G0XsNrNjD7E6FLIO7S6l4NRgxSNfPVPUqhBtBcODXzxF3iddyW1K2z7q-pbGtkgdoB8yYglTHZb5o0re8vA3jZh7zXRNC_vjB16F6fikp_xj5CDal38CqAP3JymXDbuey5xtNXtYy6_Rffcbf1Rm_Ldf5Xi4YA_AenNqyY</recordid><startdate>20080201</startdate><enddate>20080201</enddate><creator>Sessoms, Nathan J.</creator><creator>Wolch, Jennifer R.</creator><general>Taylor & Francis Group</general><general>Blackwell</general><general>Taylor & Francis Ltd</general><scope>IQODW</scope><scope>AAYXX</scope><scope>CITATION</scope><scope>8BJ</scope><scope>FQK</scope><scope>JBE</scope><scope>7ST</scope><scope>7U6</scope><scope>C1K</scope></search><sort><creationdate>20080201</creationdate><title>Measuring Concentrated Poverty in a Global Metropolis: Lessons from Los Angeles</title><author>Sessoms, Nathan J. ; Wolch, Jennifer R.</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c466t-5764872e4accc2eb9e446a8fd4cb079455dcc13609932c9d7b132f4760491ce93</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>2008</creationdate><topic>40 percent threshold</topic><topic>40％的门槛</topic><topic>America</topic><topic>Bgi / Prodig</topic><topic>Built environment</topic><topic>California</topic><topic>concentrated poverty</topic><topic>Economic geography</topic><topic>Geodemographics</topic><topic>Inner city</topic><topic>Los Angeles</topic><topic>Measurement</topic><topic>Metropolis</topic><topic>Neighbourhoods</topic><topic>Pacific</topic><topic>pobreza concentrada</topic><topic>Poverty</topic><topic>Social environment</topic><topic>Statistical analysis</topic><topic>Stereotypes</topic><topic>subclase urbana</topic><topic>Suburban areas</topic><topic>U.S.A</topic><topic>umbral del 40 por ciento</topic><topic>United States of America</topic><topic>Urban areas</topic><topic>Urban sociology</topic><topic>urban underclass</topic><topic>城市下层阶级</topic><topic>洛杉矶</topic><topic>集中贫困</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Sessoms, Nathan J.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Wolch, Jennifer R.</creatorcontrib><collection>Pascal-Francis</collection><collection>CrossRef</collection><collection>International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS)</collection><collection>International Bibliography of the Social Sciences</collection><collection>International Bibliography of the Social Sciences</collection><collection>Environment Abstracts</collection><collection>Sustainability Science Abstracts</collection><collection>Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management</collection><jtitle>The Professional geographer</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Sessoms, Nathan J.</au><au>Wolch, Jennifer R.</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>Measuring Concentrated Poverty in a Global Metropolis: Lessons from Los Angeles</atitle><jtitle>The Professional geographer</jtitle><date>2008-02-01</date><risdate>2008</risdate><volume>60</volume><issue>1</issue><spage>70</spage><epage>86</epage><pages>70-86</pages><issn>0033-0124</issn><eissn>1467-9272</eissn><coden>PFGGAC</coden><abstract>The traditional definition of concentrated poverty-40 percent of a census tract population living below the federal poverty threshold-is problematic in light of burgeoning working poor populations, increasing inner-suburban poverty, and problems with the federal poverty threshold itself. This article questions the meaning of concentrated poverty as traditionally defined and measured through an analysis of social and built environments in selected Los Angeles area communities that meet the 40 percent threshold. Such neighborhoods face significant challenges, yet do not conform to stereotypes of concentrated poverty areas. Findings indicate the need for measures that recognize the increasingly heterogeneous forms and landscapes of poverty in globalizing urban regions.</abstract><cop>Cambridge, MA</cop><pub>Taylor & Francis Group</pub><doi>10.1080/00330120701724129</doi><tpages>17</tpages></addata></record> |
| fulltext | fulltext |
| identifier | ISSN: 0033-0124 |
| ispartof | The Professional geographer, 2008-02, Vol.60 (1), p.70-86 |
| issn | 0033-0124 1467-9272 |
| language | eng |
| recordid | cdi_crossref_primary_10_1080_00330120701724129 |
| source | International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS); Taylor & Francis |
| subjects | 40 percent threshold 40％的门槛 America Bgi / Prodig Built environment California concentrated poverty Economic geography Geodemographics Inner city Los Angeles Measurement Metropolis Neighbourhoods Pacific pobreza concentrada Poverty Social environment Statistical analysis Stereotypes subclase urbana Suburban areas U.S.A umbral del 40 por ciento United States of America Urban areas Urban sociology urban underclass 城市下层阶级 洛杉矶 集中贫困 |
| title | Measuring Concentrated Poverty in a Global Metropolis: Lessons from Los Angeles |
| url | http://sfxeu10.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/loughborough?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2025-01-07T17%3A50%3A34IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-proquest_cross&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Measuring%20Concentrated%20Poverty%20in%20a%20Global%20Metropolis:%20Lessons%20from%20Los%20Angeles&rft.jtitle=The%20Professional%20geographer&rft.au=Sessoms,%20Nathan%20J.&rft.date=2008-02-01&rft.volume=60&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=70&rft.epage=86&rft.pages=70-86&rft.issn=0033-0124&rft.eissn=1467-9272&rft.coden=PFGGAC&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080/00330120701724129&rft_dat=%3Cproquest_cross%3E754896843%3C/proquest_cross%3E%3Cgrp_id%3Ecdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c466t-5764872e4accc2eb9e446a8fd4cb079455dcc13609932c9d7b132f4760491ce93%3C/grp_id%3E%3Coa%3E%3C/oa%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=207653604&rft_id=info:pmid/&rfr_iscdi=true |