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Spatial Opportunity Structures

Spatial Opportunity Structures is a theoretical framework that specifies the geographical distribution and accessibility of socioeconomic resources and services within urban environments, distinguishing itself by integrating institutional, infrastructural, and locational factors to explain how spatial configurations systematically enable or constrain individual and collective life chances.

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2017–2026

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318

A theory of migration: the aspirations-capabilities framework

Hein de Haas · Comparative Migration Studies · 2021 · 975 citations · Full text

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The geography of opportunity: spatial heterogeneity in founding rates and the performance of biotechnology firms

Toby E. Stuart, Olav Sorenson · Research Policy · 2003 · 920 citations

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Matching opportunities with resources: A framework for analysing (migrant) entrepreneurship from a mixed embeddedness perspective

Robert C. Kloosterman · Entrepreneurship and Regional Development · 2010 · 684 citations

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Ethnic entrepreneurs: immigrant business in industrial societies

Choice Reviews Online · 1990 · 638 citations

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The geography of metropolitan opportunity: A reconnaissance and conceptual framework

George Galster, Sean P. Killen · Housing Policy Debate · 1995 · 490 citations

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Authors

585

  1. GG
    George Galster

    Wayne State University, United States

    4 publications · 635 citations

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  2. PM
    Peter M. Blau

    Columbia University, United States

    4 publications · 670 citations

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  3. PM
    Patrick Mullins

    The University of Queensland, Australia

    3 publications · 117 citations

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  4. KH
    Karsten Hank

    University of Cologne, Germany

    3 publications · 147 citations

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  5. AF
    Andy Furlong

    University of Glasgow, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 348 citations

    3

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Institutions

348

  1. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    641 citations

  2. Uppsala University

    Uppsala, Sweden

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    378 citations

  3. University of Gothenburg

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    267 citations

  4. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    252 citations

  5. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    230 citations

  6. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    183 citations

  7. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    133 citations

  8. University of Glasgow

    Glasgow, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    832 citations

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  1. Urban Studies

    9 publications · 951 citations

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  2. Environment and Planning A Economy and Space

    7 publications · 215 citations

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  3. Housing Policy Debate

    6 publications · 607 citations

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  4. Social Forces

    SF · 5 publications · 223 citations

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  5. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

    JEMS · 4 publications · 380 citations

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