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Living through change in challenging neighbourhoods

People's perceptions and experiences of living in lower-income neighbourhoods, focusing on themes from interviews with residents in Anglesey, Blackburn, Edinburgh, Knowsley, Grimsby and West London.

Written by:
Ian Cole et al.
Date published:

This paper brings together six summaries focusing on key themes from interviews with residents in six lower-income neighbourhoods in Anglesey, Blackburn, Edinburgh, Knowsley, Grimsby and West London.

The summaries focus on the following themes:

  • the relationship between work, place and identity;
  • concepts of self-esteem and comparative poverty;
  • patterns of residential mobility and immobility;
  • the 'time-space biographies' of residents' daily lives;
  • the relationship between neighbourhood infrastructure and social interaction;
  • family, friends and neighbours' roles in social and support relationships;
  • differential experiences of 'social mix'; and
  • perceptions of neighbourhood change.