Although the service hub concept is most commonly associated with deprived areas of the North American inner city, similar clusters of facilities can also be found in other contexts. In this paper, we conceptualise urban campgrounds in Auckland, New Zealand as small-scale service hubs for long-term residents as well as more transient recreational campers, and...

Referring to a case study from Auckland, New Zealand, that focuses on the welfare of children, this paper asks the question: does geography matter in the influence of neighbourhood on children’s health?