Policy Press
Four Skid row? Area profiles
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Allison E. Smith
Abstract
This chapter describes the deprived inner-city wards used in the research. It draws on a combination of government statistics and reports, historical references, media articles, and photographs and descriptive text from older residents living in some of the research areas. As is shown by the perspectives and dialogue provided by the three participants and the analysis given, photography provides a useful way in which to study and understand older people’s environmental perspectives. This supports Wang’s statement that images ‘contribute to how we see ourselves, how we define and relate to the world, and what we perceive as significant or different’.
Abstract
This chapter describes the deprived inner-city wards used in the research. It draws on a combination of government statistics and reports, historical references, media articles, and photographs and descriptive text from older residents living in some of the research areas. As is shown by the perspectives and dialogue provided by the three participants and the analysis given, photography provides a useful way in which to study and understand older people’s environmental perspectives. This supports Wang’s statement that images ‘contribute to how we see ourselves, how we define and relate to the world, and what we perceive as significant or different’.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of boxes, tables and figures iv
- Acknowledgements v
- Foreword vi
- Introduction 1
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Revisiting the person–environment fit
- Environmental gerontology 9
- Urban ageing 37
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Rethinking the person–environment fit
- Skid row? Area profiles 51
- Ageing in deprived neighbourhoods 85
- Reconceptualising the person–environment relationship 135
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Refocusing the person–environment fit
- The way forward – building sustainability 157
- Influences, opportunities and challenges 173
- Conclusion 183
- Summary of participant characteristics 191
- Short biographies of participants in Manchester and Vancouver 195
- Mrs MacDougall’s short story 215
- References 217
- Index 237
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of boxes, tables and figures iv
- Acknowledgements v
- Foreword vi
- Introduction 1
-
Revisiting the person–environment fit
- Environmental gerontology 9
- Urban ageing 37
-
Rethinking the person–environment fit
- Skid row? Area profiles 51
- Ageing in deprived neighbourhoods 85
- Reconceptualising the person–environment relationship 135
-
Refocusing the person–environment fit
- The way forward – building sustainability 157
- Influences, opportunities and challenges 173
- Conclusion 183
- Summary of participant characteristics 191
- Short biographies of participants in Manchester and Vancouver 195
- Mrs MacDougall’s short story 215
- References 217
- Index 237
