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Urban Disorder

Urban Disorder is a socio-spatial phenomenon characterized by the breakdown of public order in urban environments, distinguished from related concepts by its manifestation in visible signs of social decay, minor infractions, and collective unease that erode communal norms and perceived safety within densely populated areas.

139

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14.1K

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265

Authors

144

Institutions

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2017–2026

20

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Publications

139

Systematic Social Observation of Public Spaces: A New Look at Disorder in Urban Neighborhoods

Robert J. Sampson, Stephen W. Raudenbush · American Journal of Sociology · 1999 · 2.5K citations · Full text

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Disorder and decline: crime and the spiral of decay in American neighborhoods

Choice Reviews Online · 1991 · 1.4K citations

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The Spreading of Disorder

Kees Keizer, Siegwart Lindenberg, Linda Steg · Science · 2008 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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An urbanization bomb? Population growth and social disorder in cities

Halvard Buhaug, Henrik Urdal · Global Environmental Change · 2012 · 547 citations

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The physical environment of street blocks and resident perceptions of crime and disorder: implications for theory and measurement

Douglas D. Perkins, John W. Meeks, Ralph B. Taylor · Journal of Environmental Psychology · 1992 · 418 citations

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Authors

265

  1. RJ
    Robert J. Sampson

    Harvard University Press, United States

    4 publications · 3K citations

    4

    h-index

  2. HU
    Henrik Urdal

    Peace Research Institute Oslo, Norway

    4 publications · 706 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. DT
    David T. Courtwright

    University of North Florida, United States

    4 publications · 181 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. FC
    Frederick Cooper

    University of Michigan, United States

    3 publications · 331 citations

    3

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  5. PA
    Paul A. Gilje

    University of Oklahoma, United States

    3 publications · 95 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

144

  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    2.6K citations

  2. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    696 citations

  3. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    344 citations

  4. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    487 citations

  5. Peace Research Institute Oslo

    Oslo, Norway

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    459 citations

  7. Temple University

    Philadelphia, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    866 citations

  8. University of Oslo

    Oslo, Norway

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    133 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of American History

    6 publications · 177 citations

    6

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  2. City and Community

    4 publications · 172 citations

    4

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  3. Social Science Research

    4 publications · 174 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 4 publications · 1.6K citations

    4

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  5. Urban Studies

    3 publications · 81 citations

    3

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