Kraftl, P., Christensen, P., Horton, J. and Hadfield-Hill, S. (2013) Living on a building site: young people's experiences of emerging 'sustainable communities' in England. Geoforum. 50, pp. 191-199. 0016-7185.
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| Abstract: | This paper examines experiences of young people (9–16) who live in new communities that are under construction. In the context of large-scale housing developments, built in England after 2000, it analyses various ways in which young people engage with life ‘on a building site’. From ethnographic research in three unfinished communities, several inter-linked themes became apparent: how young people engaged. This paper examines experiences of young people (9-16) who live in new communities that are under construction. In the context of large-scale housing developments, built in England after 2000, it analyses various ways in which young people engage with life ‘on a building site’. From ethnographic research in three unfinished communities, several inter-linked themes became apparent: how young people engaged with building sites in both aesthetic and material registers; how building sites could, paradoxically, constitute places for both safer play and of significant risk; how such sites could afford sociability whilst simultaneously representing foci for intergenerational tensions. Thus, the paper contributes to studies of architecture/urban design, geographical studies of childhood, and expands a recent call for critical geographies of construction sites. In particular, we argue for the significance of building sites as important, often-overlooked times and places where meaning-making and everyday routines are fostered and normalised in new communities. |
| Additional Information: | This is a 'Gold' Open Access paper. Available here: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016718513001784 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Urban design, childhood, youth, children's geographies, architecture, urban regeneration, materiality |
| Subjects: |
H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races > HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology > HT206 Children in cities H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Women > HQ767 Children. Child development H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD72 Economic growth, development, planning > HD75.6 Environmental economics. Sustainable development |
| Creators: | Kraftl, Peter, Christensen, P, Horton, John and Hadfield-Hill, Sophie |
| Funders or Sponsors: | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) |
| Grant Reference Number: | RES-062-23-1549 |
| Projects: | New Urbanisms, New Citizens: Children and Young People’s Everyday Life in Sustainable Communities |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| 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) University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Education & Humanities > Education, Children and Young People Faculties > Faculty of Arts, Science & Technology > Environmental Science Faculties > Faculty of Education & Humanities > Education, Children and Young People Research Centres > Centre for Psychology and Social Sciences Faculties > Faculty of Health & Society > Applied Social Studies & Sociology |
| Date: | 3 October 2013 |
| Date Type: | Publication |
| Page Range: | pp. 191-199 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Geoforum |
| Volume: | 50 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2013.08.009 |
| ISSN: | 0016-7185 |
| Status: | Published / Disseminated |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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