Table 1 A Comparison of the NREC to NOPE Frameworks
Characteristic | Neighborhood Resident Emergent Control (NREC) | Neighborhood Out of Places Explanation (NOPE) |
|---|---|---|
Area unit (i.e., neighborhood) | Natural real area. Principle subject of theory. Most important unit of analysis | Institutionally created and not natural. An arbitrary artifact of interest groups |
Place unit (i.e., property parcel) | Usually overlooked. When addressed, it is a component of areas | Locus of control. Principle subject of theory. Important unit of analysis. Frequent point of policy interventions |
Principle actors | Residents | Place managers (owners and operators of places) |
Role of residents | Active and essential | Largely passive adaptors to circumstances created by others |
Sources of authority and control | Collective opinion and actions of residents | Property rights of place managers based in law |
Outside influences | Largely unexplained large-scale social forces | Governments, businesses, real estate, and financial institutions that see their interests advanced by the uses of land and property |
Policy | Few tangible implications that can produce reliable results and are evidence-based | A variety of implications for altering the management of places, with considerable supporting evidence of reliable results |