4A.5 Lived Experience and Engagement Flashcards
what factors affect lived experience and attachment in different places?
-age
-ethnicity
-gender
-length of residence
-levels of deprivation
place attachment
the bond between an individual or community and a location
-how much people care for a place
how does age affect an attachment to a place
-school age children may experience and enjoy the social aspect of the environment, forming strong friendships and interactions.
-social media may reduce local area engagement and commuting to school
how does length of residence affect an attachment to a place
long term friends or memberships of groups
how does levels of deprivation affect an attachment to a place
-those in temp accomodation or rented housing may feel less attached than owners
-having money to contribute often to the local economy or spend on local activities
how does gender influence attachments to a place
women may feel less motivated to go out alone
a stay at home parent may be more active or involved in local community events/ groups
how does ethnicity influence attachments to a place
the main ethnicity in the area may dominate the community, making minority ethnicities feel less engaged and more isolated
-non whites may have different views due to local antipathy or acceptance
what is exclusion?
when people’s access to services and opportunities is restricted
what is social polarisation?
the process of segregation within a society that emerges from income inequality or economic restructuring
(the clustering of either high income, elite professionals or low income social groups dominated by low skilled services jobs.
why may conflicts arise between different groups with different attitudes towards regeneration?
-a lack of political engagement
-ethnic tensions
-inequality
-lack of economic opportunity
give an example of a place where no resistance in the community occured
Grampound or Slapton community shop
why can regeneration cause conflicts with change?
-it is a top down process, imposed from above, may not have local interests or community issues in mind
-schemes are often motivated by economic factors
-inequality causes local people to feel that only those with high incomes will benefit from them
what is studentification
concentrations of transient, exuberant youthful groups who may have little regard for their surrounding long-term residents force some local authorities to try and restrict the number of ‘houses of multiple occupation’.
examples of places where studentification has occured
selly oak, nottingham, leeds, southhampton
give examples of regeneration projects we study
(local and national)
northern powerhouse
london olympic park
dorridge DROVs
the northern powerhouse project
this was announced by a chancellor george osbourne in 2014 to empower cities in the North England to work together to become an economic force to rival London and SE cities.
London Olympics
this was a regeneration project of infrastructure, housing and sporting facilities, they relaunched this site as a housing estate called the East Village.
had many for and against arguments (see book)
Dorridge DROVS
a plan to build a new sainsburys in the village caused tensions between sainsburys building team/ planners, residents, council etc
