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Most of Britain’s population lives in urban areas. This chapter looks briefly at the implications of urban life for social services and then focuses on problems of the inner-city areas. This is followed by a discussion of policies relating to improvement of the inner-city environment.
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For example, L. Wirth, ‘Urbanism as a Way of Life’, American Journal of Sociology vol. 44, 1938, pp. 1–24.
Gill Burke, Housing and Social Justice (London: Longman, 1981) p. 113.
Lord Scarman, The Brixton Disorders 10–12 April 1981 (London: HMSO, 1981).
Paul Harrison, Inside the Inner City (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1983).
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Young, P. (1985). Living in Cities. In: Mastering Social Welfare. Macmillan Master Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17755-4_7
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