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what is neighbourhood?
A neighbourhood is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town, suburb or rural area.
Neighbourhoods are often social communities with considerable face-to-face interaction among members. "Researchers have not agreed on an exact definition.

Neighbourhood is generally defined spatially as a specific geographic area and functionally as a set of social networks.
 Neighbourhoods, then, are the spatial units in which face-to-face social interactions occur – the personal settings and situations where residents seek to realise common values, socialise youth, and maintain effective social control."


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