"Arguably Ireland presents a good laboratory, since there has been a considerable range of such approaches attempted over a long recent period covered by this study. It is a detailed work, covering an important timeframe in terms of economy and society and policy experimentation." – Urban Studies, Michael Punch, University College Dublin, Ireland

• Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: Changing Disadvantage in Social Housing: a multi level analysis Chapter Three: Liveability and the Lifeworld of the Social Housing Neighbourhood Chapter Four: Reforming Social Housing Management Chapter Five: Why Target Disadvantaged Neighbourhoods? Rationales for Area Based Interventions Chapter Six:  A National Level View of Area-based Interventions Chapter Seven:  A Neighbourhood Level View of Area-Based Interventions Chapter Eight:  Drug Use, Drug Markets and Area-based Policy Responses Chapter Nine:  Social (dis)Order and Community Safety Chapter Ten: Media Representations, Stigma and Neighbourhood Identity Chapter Eleven:  Conclusions

"Arguably Ireland presents a good laboratory, since there has been a considerable range of such approaches attempted over a long recent period covered by this study. It is a detailed work, covering an important timeframe in terms of economy and society and policy experimentation." – Urban Studies, Michael Punch, University College Dublin, Ireland

• Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: Changing Disadvantage in Social Housing: a multi level analysis Chapter Three: Liveability and the Lifeworld of the Social Housing Neighbourhood Chapter Four: Reforming Social Housing Management Chapter Five: Why Target Disadvantaged Neighbourhoods? Rationales for Area Based Interventions Chapter Six:  A National Level View of Area-based Interventions Chapter Seven:  A Neighbourhood Level View of Area-Based Interventions Chapter Eight:  Drug Use, Drug Markets and Area-based Policy Responses Chapter Nine:  Social (dis)Order and Community Safety Chapter Ten: Media Representations, Stigma and Neighbourhood Identity Chapter Eleven:  Conclusions

"Arguably Ireland presents a good laboratory, since there has been a considerable range of such approaches attempted over a long recent period covered by this study. It is a detailed work, covering an important timeframe in terms of economy and society and policy experimentation." – Urban Studies, Michael Punch, University College Dublin, Ireland

• Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: Changing Disadvantage in Social Housing: a multi level analysis Chapter Three: Liveability and the Lifeworld of the Social Housing Neighbourhood Chapter Four: Reforming Social Housing Management Chapter Five: Why Target Disadvantaged Neighbourhoods? Rationales for Area Based Interventions Chapter Six:  A National Level View of Area-based Interventions Chapter Seven:  A Neighbourhood Level View of Area-Based Interventions Chapter Eight:  Drug Use, Drug Markets and Area-based Policy Responses Chapter Nine:  Social (dis)Order and Community Safety Chapter Ten: Media Representations, Stigma and Neighbourhood Identity Chapter Eleven:  Conclusions