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Henar Baldan

Department of Business Organisation, Marketing and Sociology · University professor

https://researchid.co/henarbaldn
@university of jaén
7Scopus Publications
45Google Scholar Citations
3Google Scholar h-index
2Google Scholar i10-index

Research Interests

My research focuses on urban sociology, particularly residential segregation, housing, and socio-spatial transformations, using mixed methods and GIS-based analysis.

Biography

Henar Baldán Lozano is a sociologist specialized in urban studies, housing, and sociospatial analysis. She has authored peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on residential segregation, gated communities, and social inequalities in Southern Europe, and has presented her work at international conferences. Her publications include journal articles and book chapters on gated communities, class identities, and urban inequalities, as well as contributions to interdisciplinary projects on vulnerable neighbourhoods, digital family dynamics, and landscape perception.

Education

PhD in Sociology (International Mention), University of Granada, 2025. Dissertation: Urban Fragmentation: Residential Compounds in the Metropolitan Area of Granada (Cum Laude). Master’s in Social Problems: Management and Social Programs, University of Granada, 2019 (Grade: 9.4/10). BA in Sociology, University of Granada, 2018 (Final Degree Award).

Recent Scopus Publications

  1. ‘People Like Us’: Discourse on Class Identity in Residential Compounds
    Critical Sociology, 2026
  2. Perceiving Vegetation From Social Positions: Discourses on Plants in a Mediterranean Landscape
    Sociology Lens, 2026
  3. Fragmenting urban space: Do residential compounds increase segregation?
    European Urban and Regional Studies, 2026
  4. Security or tranquillity? what people value in residential compounds
    Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 2025
  5. ‘I Don’t Intend to Make Friends Among My Neighbours’: The Ideal of Neighbourliness Among Residents of Residential Compounds
    Sociological Research Online, 2025

Research Outputs

GIS-based socio-spatial maps and georeferenced datasets for the Urban Agenda of Málaga (Fundación CIEDES – University of Málaga, 2022).

Grants / Consultancy

FPU Predoctoral Fellowship, Ministry of Universities, Spain (2019–2023) FPU Mobility Grant, Ministry of Science and Innovation, Spain – Research stay at University of...

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