People’s attachment to place The influence of neighbourhood deprivation Mark Livingston, Nick Bailey and Ade Kearns

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Place attachment is often seen as having positive impacts for both individuals and for neighbourhoods, because it is associated with stable, cohesive neighbourhoods and is viewed as encouraging resident engagement in the neighbourhood. This study examines the attachment people feel to their current neighbourhood and considers the extent and nature of attachment in deprived areas. In particular, the research looks at the impacts of neighbourhood instability and social mix on attachment. This study is unique in considering place attachment from a regeneration perspective, drawing on quantitative and qualitative evidence.

The report covers:

• the main drivers of neighbourhood attachment, in general and in deprived areas in particular
• the extent to which neighbourhood turnover undermines attachment in deprived areas
• whether attachment is lower in more 'mixed' communities
• whether attachment depends on the 'fit' between personal and area characteristics
• the implications for regeneration policy and practice

The report will be of interest to those involved in developing neighbourhood policy both locally and nationally and also to practitioners working in regeneration projects.

 ISBN: 978 1 905018 56 7/ 978 1 905018 57 4     Order no: 264    Published: May 2008

Contents

Chapter One: Introduction

• Summary of Key terms

Chapter Two: Background and policy context

• Place attachment
• Residential turnover and neighbourhood stability
• Social mix
• Policy relevance
• Research aims and objectives

Chapter Three: Data sources, data quality and methods

• Quantitative data
• Qualitative data

Chapter Four: Place attachment

• Introduction
• Measuring place attachment
• Drivers of attachment across all neighbourhoods
• Place attachment in deprived neighbourhoods
• Attachment and restoration in an area
• Summary

Chapter Five: Place attachment and turnover

• Introduction
• Measuring population turnover
• Attachment and turnover nationally
• Attachment and turnover in deprived neighbourhoods
• Indirect impacts of turnover of attachment
• Summary

Chapter Six: Place attachment and area social mix

• Introduction
• Measuring social mix
• Place attachment and social mix nationally
• Attachment and social mix in deprived neighbourhoods
• Summary

Chapter Seven: Place attachment and neighbourhood fit

• Introduction
• Measuring residential correspondence
• Residential correspondence Cluster Analysis
• Summary

Chapter Eight: Conclusions and policy recommendations

• Conclusions
• Policy recommendations

Further reading

• Creating and Sustaining Mixed Income Communities: a good practice guide
• Creating and Sustaining Mixed Income Communities in Scotland: a good practice guide
• Mixed Tenure Twenty Years on – nothing out of the ordinary
• More than Tenure Mix – developer and purchaser attitudes to new housing estates