ABSTRACT
This conclusion chapter presents some closing thoughts on concepts discussed in preceding chapters of this book. The book has attempted to explain how social power works and expresses itself in urban space, especially in terms of segregation and spatial exclusion, which is the main form that inequality takes in contemporary urban development. It also identified several factors that must be analyzed when attempting to confront segregation and push for more inclusive policies or projects. A central argument of the book is that segregation as practiced today responds to the way that social relations are organized in modern societies. The author argues that higher densities and multifamily building typologies offer interesting advantages for social and functional mix. The book has purposely taken a rather relaxed and contextual view of neighborhood social life. The degree to which urban inclusion initiatives can succeed will inevitably depend on how receptive the political environment of a particular society is to this discourse.
