Educational landscapes and the reduction of socio-spatial educational inequality in the city

Abstract

This chapter deals with the question of whether, and in what conditions, a strategy for a municipal educational landscape can play a role in reducing segregation and educational inequality within social spaces. It starts out from findings gained through urban and regional research showing that processes of ethnic, social and demographic segregation have a negative effect on the educational opportunities of children in socially disadvantaged living areas. The author analyses the strategic approaches, instruments and institutional innovations with which the cities of Mannheim and Nuremberg, selected as examples, are attempting to improve the educational situation in specific urban districts.