Optimising Tertiary Student Accommodation within University Neighbourhoods
Autor: | Nnenna Ike, Claudia Baldwin, Athena Lathouras |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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accommodation
Economic growth Resentment media_common.quotation_subject 0211 other engineering and technologies 0507 social and economic geography 02 engineering and technology lcsh:Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology university Urban planning lcsh:HT101-395 tertiary students Sociology lcsh:Human ecology. Anthropogeography Community development Neighbourhood (mathematics) housing media_common business.industry 05 social sciences studentification 021107 urban & regional planning Focus group Urban Studies Sustainability lcsh:GF1-900 business 050703 geography Accommodation Social capital |
Zdroj: | Articulo: Journal of Urban Research (2017) |
Popis: | Tertiary students’ activities within neighbourhoods adjacent to universities engender positive and negative impacts that have consequences for neighbourhood sustainability. This might lead to studentification, a process that triggers physical, economic and socio-cultural transformation of university towns. Where non-student residents perceive negative impacts, it can lead to conflict and resentment towards the student population, mistrust between student and local resident groups and a decrease in social capital. This paper uses a case study of two neighbourhoods adjacent to a university in Australia to explore ways to integrate students within university neighbourhoods to ensure those communities remain cohesive and sustainable. Focus groups of local residents were held to elicit data and answer the research questions. We refer to social capital and community development theories of social contact and dialogue, to identify how already studentified neighbourhoods or neighbourhoods, which have not dealt with an influx of ‘others’, might apply these theories to become more sustainable. Our unique contribution suggests the use of urban planning policy approaches, including careful dispersion of purpose-built-student-accommodation (PBSA) and registration/licencing of operators of shared housing/ house(s)-in-multiple-occupation (HMOs), to optimally integrate students within university neighbourhoods and mitigate the deleterious effects of studentification. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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