Abstract
In recent years, we have witnessed the development of a political and academic discourse that, from different perspectives, points out the importance of innovative social action as a response to the challenges of the crisis and the so-called epochal change. Thus, we are told that addressing challenges such as climate change, the aging of the population, the precariousness of employment, or the growing financial difficulties of the Welfare State requires the development of innovative solutions in which citizens are expected to play a fundamental role.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Notes
- 1.
Regrettably, information on the average income is not available in Catalonia at the census tract level. However, we have conducted a regression analysis for the 180 municipalities with more than 5000 inhabitants in Catalonia through which we check the correlation between the income level of each municipality and our four variables. The analysis confirms the strong significance of the correlation (Adjusted R2 > 0′97).
- 2.
A census tract (secció censal) is a statistical unit established with the purpose of collecting official data on population, economic activity, and other variables. Each municipality can be divided into a number of census tracts, but this cannot extend over municipal boundaries.
- 3.
The main sources of information for our variables are the Housing and Population Census of 2001 and 2001, as well as the data offered by the regional government of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya) on the characteristics of housing and unemployment per census tracks.
- 4.
Statistically speaking, the ISS = σ_rσ_ℕ
Where:
-
σr = the standard deviation of the distribution of the observed variable
-
σℕ = the standard deviation of the normal distribution of the observed variable
-
SSI is =1 when the observed distribution corresponds completely to the normal distribution; it is <1 when the observed distribution is more homogeneous than the normal; and it is >1 when the observed distribution is less homogeneous than the normal. For more details on the methodology used in this part of the study see Donat (2017) and Nel·lo and Blanco (2018).
-
- 5.
Thresholds for each variable have been determined by the rank x ± 1.28σ.
- 6.
References
Ansell C, Gash A (2008) Collaborative governance in theory and practice. J Public Adm Res Theory 18(4):543–571. https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/num032
BEPA – Bureau of European Policy Advisors (2010) Empowering people, driving change. Social innovation in European Union. http://ec.europa.eu/bepa/pdf/publications_pdf/social_innovation.pdf
Blanco I, León M (2017) Social innovation, reciprocity and contentious politics: facing the socio-urban crisis in Ciutat Meridiana, Barcelona. Urban Stud LIV (9):2172–2188. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098016659044
Blanco I, Nel·lo O (2017) Can social innovation be the answer? The role of citizen action in face of increasing socio-spatial segregation. Territorio 83:7–16. https://doi.org/10.3280/TR2017-083001
Blanco I, Nel·lo O (2018) Barrios y crisis. Crisis económica, segregación urbana e innovación social en Cataluña. Tirant lo Blanch, Valencia
Burriel E (2008) La “década prodigiosa” del urbanismo español (1997-2006). Scripta Nova: Revista electrónica de geografía y ciencias sociales, 270
Domingo A (2014) Catalunya al mirall de la inmigració. Demografia i identitat nacional. L’Avenç, Barcelona
Donat C (2017) Crisis, ciclo económico y segregación urbana en la región metropolitana de Barcelona. Archivio di Studi Urbani e Regionali 118:1–25. https://doi.org/10.3280/ASUR2017-118S10
González S, Moulaert F, Martinelli F (2010) ALMOIN: how to analyse social innovation at the local level? In: Moulaert F, Martinelli F, Swyngedouw E, González S (eds) Can neighbourhoods save the city? Community development and social innovation. Routledge, London, pp 49–67
Maurin E (2004) Le Ghetto français, enquête sur le séparatisme social. La République des idées, Seuil
Leadbeater C (1997) The rise of the social entrepreneur. NESTA, London
Marcuse P (2009) Spatial justice. Derivative but causal of social justice. Spatial Justice, 1. http://www.jssj.org/
Martinelli F (2010) Historical roots of social change: philosophies and movements. In: Moulaert F, Martinelli F, Swyngedouw E, González S (eds) Can neighbourhoods save the city? Community development and social innovation. Routledge, London, pp 17–48
Martínez R, Subirats J (2014) Innovación social: ¿más sociedad o más mercado? In: Abad F (ed) Dentro de 15 años ¿escenarios improbables? LID Editorial, Madrid
Miró (2015) ¿Por qué le llamamos innovación social a lo que vivimos como auto-gestión? In: Subirats J, García-Bernardos A (eds) Innovación social y políticas urbanas en España. Barcelona, Icària
Moulaert F (2010) Social innovation and community development: concepts, theories and challenges. In: Moulaert F, Martinelli F, Swyngedouw E, González S (eds) Can neighbourhoods save the city? Community development and social innovation. Routledge, London, pp 4–16
Moulaert FY, Nussbaumer J (2005) Defining the social economy and its governance at the neighbourhood level: a methodological reflection. Urban Stud 42(11):2071–2088. https://doi.org/10.1080/420980500279752
Moulaert F, Martinelli F, Swyngedouw E, González S (2010) Can neighbourhoods save the city? Community development and social innovation. Routledge, London
Mulgan G (2007) Social innovation: what it is, why it matters and how it can be accelerated? The Young Foundation, London
Nel·lo, O (2010) The challenges of urban renewal. Ten lessons from the catalan experience. Análise Social 197:685–715. http://www.scielo.mec.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0003-25732010000400005&lng=pt&tlng=en
Oosterlynck S, Kazepov Y, Novy A, Cools P, Barberis E, Wukovitsch F, Saruis T (2013) The butterfly and the elephant: local social innovation, the welfare state and new poverty dynamics. http://improve-research.eu
Palomera J (2014) How did finance capital infiltrate the world of the urban poor? Homeownership and social fragmentation in a Spanish neighbourhood. Int J Urban Reg Res 38(1):218–235. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2427.12055
Parés M, Blanco I, Fernández C (2018) Facing the great recession in deprived neighbourhoods: how civic capacity contributes to urban resilience. City Community 17(1):65–86. https://doi.org/10.1111/cico.12287
Pradel M, García M (Eds) (2018) El momento de la ciudadanía. Innovación social y gobernanza urbana. La Catarata, Barcelona
Soja EW (2010) Seeking spatial justice. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis
Sullivan H, Skelcher C (2002) Working across boundaries: collaboration in public services. Palgrave, London
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2021 Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Blanco, I. (2021). Social Innovation Against Socio-spatial Segregation: The Case of Catalonia. In: Fregolent, L., Nel·lo, O. (eds) Social Movements and Public Policies in Southern European Cities. Urban and Landscape Perspectives, vol 21. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52754-9_7
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52754-9_7
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-52753-2
Online ISBN: 978-3-030-52754-9
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental ScienceEarth and Environmental Science (R0)