Short reportSocial and local variations in the use of urban neighbourhoods: a case study in Glasgow

1998 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sally Macintyre ◽  
Anne Ellaway
Keyword(s):  
Urban Neighbourhoods

scholarly journals Revisiting the Role of Neighbourhood Change in Social Exclusion and Inclusion of Older People

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria F. Burns ◽  
Jean-Pierre Lavoie ◽  
Damaris Rose
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Aging In Place ◽  
Political Influence ◽  
Urban Neighbourhoods ◽  
Neighbourhood Change

Objective. To explore how older people who are “aging in place” are affected when the urban neighbourhoods in which they are aging are themselves undergoing socioeconomic and demographic change.Methods. A qualitative case study was conducted in two contrasting neighbourhoods in Montréal (Québec, Canada), the analysis drawing on concepts of social exclusion and attachment.Results. Participants express variable levels of attachment to neighbourhood. Gentrification triggered processes of social exclusion among older adults: loss of social spaces dedicated to older people led to social disconnectedness, invisibility, and loss of political influence on neighbourhood planning. Conversely, certain changes in a disadvantaged neighbourhood fostered their social inclusion.Conclusion. This study thus highlights the importance of examining the impacts of neighbourhood change when exploring the dynamics of aging in place and when considering interventions to maintain quality of life of those concerned.

Individual Cognition of Urban Neighbourhoods over Space and Time: A Case Study

1996 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 687-708 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Beguin ◽  
V Leiva Romero
Keyword(s):  
Individual Learning ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Space And Time ◽  
Urban Neighbourhoods ◽  
Individual Cognition ◽  
Individual Learning Processes ◽  
The Individual

This paper is aimed at assessing how far an individual-level analysis can contribute to our knowledge of neighbourhood familiarity over space and time. An appropriate theoretical framework and a careful methodology (with special attention to variable control and measurement problems) are used to gain new insights into processes of neighbourhood cognition. Although classical results are corroborated at the aggregate level, specific results are derived at the individual level: (1) large differences are found between individual learning processes; (2) differences in individual cognition decrease over time. Methodological conclusions are also provided. The main likely conclusion is that currently unidentified variables are to a large extent responsible for the observed impressive diversity of individual learning processes. This is a challenge to future research on cognition.

scholarly journals Increasing access to fresh produce by pairing urban farms with corner stores: a case study in a low-income urban setting

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (15) ◽  
pp. 2770-2774 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly A Gudzune ◽  
Claire Welsh ◽  
Elisa Lane ◽  
Zach Chissell ◽  
Elizabeth Anderson Steeves ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Fresh Produce ◽  
Urban Setting ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Post Evaluation ◽  
Urban Neighbourhoods ◽  
Urban Farm ◽  
Corner Stores

AbstractObjectiveOur objective was to pilot collaborations between two urban farms with two corner stores to increase access to fresh produce in low-income neighbourhoods.DesignWe conducted a pre–post evaluation of two farm–store collaborations using quantitative distribution and sales data. Using semi-structured interviews, we qualitatively assessed feasibility of implementation and collaboration acceptability to farmers and storeowners.SettingLow-income urban neighbourhoods in Baltimore, MD, USA in 2012.SubjectsPair #1 included a 0·25 acre (0·1 ha) urban farm with a store serving local residents and was promoted by the neighbourhood association. Pair #2 included a 2 acre (0·8 ha) urban farm with a store serving bus commuters.ResultsProduce was delivered all nine intervention weeks in both pairs. Pair #1 produced a significant increase in the mean number of produce varieties carried in the store by 11·3 (P<0·01) and sold 86 % of all items delivered. Pair #2 resulted in a non-significant increase in the number of produce varieties carried by 2·2 (P=0·44) and sold 63 % of all items delivered.ConclusionsOur case study suggests that pairing urban farms with corner stores for produce distribution may be feasible and could be a new model to increase access to fruits and vegetables among low-income urban neighbourhoods. For future programmes to be successful, strong community backing may be vital to support produce sales.

scholarly journals URBAN REGENERATION FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES: A CASE STUDY

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sally McDonald ◽  
Naglis Malys ◽  
Vida Malienė
Keyword(s):  
Urban Regeneration ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
Sustainable Communities ◽  
Policy Initiatives ◽  
The Past ◽  
Sustainable Community ◽  
Urban Neighbourhoods ◽  
Urban Problems ◽  
The Uk

Over the past few decades, cities have been subjected to severe social and economic pressures, which have had a disproportionate impact on the urban environment. Consequently, this has increased the concentration of the most deprived households in the worst urban neighbourhoods. The UK Governments have attempted to tackle the physical, social and economic consequences of these changes through a variety of mechanisms and policy initiatives with varying degrees of success. The current objective can be interpreted as an attempt to implement regeneration projects or create sustainable communities/places through multi‐agency or partnership programmes. The nature and extent of urban problems are now very well documented; there has been a considerable learning process in the development of different urban regeneration programmes. Over the 20th and the beginning of 21st centuries, the nature of urban regeneration policy has changed direction several times and has applied different focuses. Today, a “sustainable community” is a key issue in an ambitious Government programme “umbrella”. As an objective of the present programme, the UK Government introduced the Sustainable Community Plan in 2003, describing a vision of how our communities are to be developed over next 20 years economically, socially and environmentally, while respecting the needs of future generations. The paper assesses how closely the Regeneration Programme is aligned to the Sustainable Communities Plan. The research within several surveys focuses on sustainable communities and urban regeneration, both have certain parallels and functional overlaps. Santrauka Šiuo metu siekiama įdiegti atgaivinimo projektus ir sukurti darniąsias bendruomenes pasitelkiant partnerystės programas. Darniosios bendruomenės kūrimas yra viena svarbiausių problemų, analizuojamų JK vyriausybės programoje. 2003 m. JK vyriausybes sukurtame darniųjų bendruomenių plane pateikiama vizija, kaip mūsų bendruomenės turetų vystytis ekonomiškai, socialiai ir aplinkos atžvilgiu per ateinančius 20 metu, atsižvelgiant į ateities kartų gerovę ir poreikius. Analizuojama, kaip glaustai miestų atgaivinimo programa yra suderinta su darniųjų bendruomenių kūrimo planu. Tyrimai, pagrįsti tiesioginėmis apklausomis, įvertina darniųjų bendruomenių ir miestų atgaivinimo pletrą bei sąsajas.

Recasting urban imaginaries: politicized temporalities and the touristification of a notorious Mexico City barrio

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eveline Dürr ◽  
Raúl Acosta ◽  
Barbara Vodopivec
Keyword(s):  
Mexico City ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Tourism Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Tour Guides ◽  
Urban Neighbourhoods ◽  
Slum Tourism ◽  
The City ◽  
Tour Guiding

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to point to the significance of temporally charged imaginaries of neglected places and their residents in the context of slum tourism research. It examines the way in which tour guides draw on specific temporalities to recast the poverty and stigma of the Mexico City barrio of Tepito and thus design narratives to alter long-held imaginaries of this neighbourhood. Design/methodology/approach Two tours are analysed through an anthropological lens using ethnographic methods. Authors took part in the tours, registering the guides’ discourse and interventions, as well as the places and situations observed. The insights of this paper stem from the empirical evidence and reveal how diverse imaginaries are enacted through tour guiding. Findings Without necessarily following a single, coherent narrative, tour guides link different moments in time to simultaneously generate and contest slum tour imaginaries. The guides in this case study not only challenge existing stereotypes, but also critically engage political neglect while showcasing Tepito’s potentiality. Even so, the analysed tours seek to recast the barrio as integral to Mexico City’s history and future. Originality/value Until now, the importance of temporalities in the generation of imaginaries in slum tourism research has gained only little attention. The case study presented here show how alternative forms of tourism are offering unconventional readings of urban neighbourhoods. These processes, the authors argue, help not only re-imagine disadvantaged districts, such as Tepito, but also to re-think the city as a whole in terms of its past, present and future.

scholarly journals Situating local stakeholders within national disaster governance structures: rebuilding urban neighbourhoods following the 2015 Nepal earthquake

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 403-424 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Daly ◽  
Sabin Ninglekhu ◽  
Pia Hollenbach ◽  
Jennifer Duyne Barenstein ◽  
Dori Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Management ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
National Level ◽  
Governance Structures ◽  
Urban Neighbourhoods ◽  
Local Stakeholders ◽  
Urban Settlements ◽  
National Disaster

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on 25 April 2015, killing nearly 9,000 people and destroying half a million homes. This paper analyses the effectiveness of Nepali government institutions managing the reconstruction. Using institutional ethnography, we analyse how the post-earthquake governance framework has incorporated the flexibility and decentralization outlined in pre-earthquake plans. We balance this with observations from five case study urban settlements in the Kathmandu Valley to provide a “bottom-up” perspective on how local stakeholders are engaged in rebuilding their communities. The creation of ad hoc national-level disaster management agencies can weaken already under-resourced local governance structures. The Nepal case study reveals that national disaster management plans drafted after the Hyogo and Sendai frameworks, which promote the decentralization of disaster governance, are not necessarily followed up with practical steps to empower local stakeholders and facilitate decentralization – and are readily dismissed in the face of a real emergency.

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