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Presented at14th Conference of the European Sociological Association.Europe and Beyond: Boundaries, Barriers and Belonging. Manchester, United Kingdom, 20 – 23 August 2019. Abstract [submitted] While the concept of degrowth is becoming more and more popular for individual lifestyle (zero waste lifestyle, etc), still powerful growth paradigm continues to re-shape the urban space in Riga, Latvia, from city as home to city as resource for economic activities. This paper focuses on Riga city neighborhoods next to the port where different kinds of pollution are higher than in other parts of city. The following research questions are analysed: A) do local inhabitants living nearby port feel like at home in their neighborhood? B) Which activities and services are meeting points for local community? C) does the Riga city development plan (2018-2030) and growth processes (like hypermarkets versus small shops) respect local inhabitants’ values that are important for them in the neighborhood? For analysis data from Riga city development plan, municipal and project “Living next to the port” surveys of local inhabitants as well as interviews and field studies are used. This article was prepared within the project “Living Next to the Port: Eco-Narratives, Local Histories and Environmental Activism in the Daugava Delta”, project No. lzp-2018/1-0446, funded by the Latvian Council of Science. |
