Hadfield-Hill, S. (2013) Living in a sustainable community: new spaces, new behaviours? Local Environment: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability. 18(3), pp. 354-371. 1354-9839.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Abstract: | Sustainable communities are new sites of exploration; spaces which have been planned and designed to overcome a multitude of social, economic and environmental problems which are present in the UK urban landscape. Given their environmental credentials, this offers a new backdrop for investigating children and young people's knowledge regarding the environment and sustainability. Data are presented from research with children, young people and families living in one of these new communities. The paper focuses on the local primary school and homes which have been designed and equipped with various eco-technologies, exploring how pro-environmental behaviour is encouraged and acted out within these (new) spaces. Ultimately, the paper identifies a number of barriers to pro-environmental behaviour which need to be overcome if these new built environments are to become true sustainable communities. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | sustainable communities, children, young people, environmental, behaviour |
| Subjects: |
H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Women > HQ767 Children. Child development H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races > HT51 Human settlements. Communities |
| Creators: | Hadfield-Hill, Sophie |
| Funders or Sponsors: | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) |
| Grant Reference Number: | RES-062-23-1549 |
| Projects: | New Urbanisms, New Citizens |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: |
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Centre > The Centre for Children and Youth University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > School of Social Sciences (to 2016) Research Centres > Centre for Psychology and Social Sciences |
| Date: | 2013 |
| Date Type: | Publication |
| Page Range: | pp. 354-371 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Local Environment: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability |
| Volume: | 18 |
| Number: | 3 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2012.714760 |
| ISSN: | 1354-9839 |
| Status: | Published / Disseminated |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| URI: | http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/4844 |
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