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Integrating “standard” residents into “non-standard” communities: a longitudinal analysis of social capital in a new urbanist development

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  • Joseph F. Cabrera
  • Stephan Scholz
  • George Hobor
  • Omar Lizardo

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This article examines how levels of social capital in a new urbanist community change over time. We collected demographic and social capital data in a new urbanist community in 2001 and then again in 2010. The findings indicate that this community experienced an overall decline in social capital over this nine-year period. Additionally, we found that while residents new to the community were less concerned with social capital than long-term residents in the community, the latter group had also declined significantly in their levels of social capital. Overall, the results suggest that planners of new urbanist and other intentional communities should consider the impact of changing demographics when designing new subdivisions. Most importantly, residents and community leaders need to consider alternative means by which social capital can be retained as new residents are integrated into established communities.

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  • Joseph F. Cabrera & Stephan Scholz & George Hobor & Omar Lizardo, 2017. "Integrating “standard” residents into “non-standard” communities: a longitudinal analysis of social capital in a new urbanist development," Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 10(1), pages 63-76, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:rjouxx:v:10:y:2017:i:1:p:63-76
    DOI: 10.1080/17549175.2016.1139620
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