Levels Of Engagement Flashcards
Whaf is a lived experience
Refers to actually living in a place or environment
Profound effect on perceptions values and development
What is attachment to a place
The concept of identity
For example a perosn form newcastle will identify as a geordie
What is level of engagement
Refers to the degree at which an individual engages with the place they identify with
For example supporting the local football team, voluntary work.
Why does attachment to a place vary?
Length of residence
Gender
Derprivation
How will length of residence affect engagement
New migrants or students may have less strong attachment than long standing residents
What is influence (regeneration)
A feeling of being able to play a part in a place
How will deprivation affect engagement
More deprivation (temporary housing) may feel less (at home) than owner occupiers
How will gender affect engagement
Women may feel less able to do certain things.
May also be more active if they have children at home.
How will ethnicity affect engagement
Non-white british may differ in their views because of local antipathy or acceptance
If there aren’t many people of a certain ethnicity they may struggle to adapt to the community
What is membership to a place
A feeling of belonging, familiarity and being accepted
Why might conflicts occur in communities? (Regeneration)
Conflicts can occur among contrasting groups in communities that have different views about priorities and strategies for regeneration, these have complex causes ( lack of political engagement and representation, ethnic tensions, inequality and lack of economic opportunity)
What is studentification?
St James area Hereford
The process by which specific neighbourhoods become dominated by student residential occupation.
What form of occupation/ house is favoured by students
Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO’s)
What signs are there of studentification in an area?
‘To let’ signs
Multiple doorbells
Temporary curtains
Several rubbish bins
Unkept front gardens
Poor property maintenance
What is gentrification
The change of the social structure of a place when affulent people move into a location
Informal regeneration leb by householders
Professionals who move in put pressure on local services to be better