@article{b2558401a3fc4323aaa1665f3d7e8df1,
title = "Experiences of place attachment and mental wellbeing in the context of urban regeneration",
abstract = "Urban regeneration is an important policy focus across the European Union, with initiatives seeking to address inequalities in public health. Although theoretically such initiatives should produce benefits for mental wellbeing, this lacks strong supporting evidence. The current research addressed a prior overreliance on quantitative methods and underappreciation of the psychological significance of place, through the adoption of qualitative interviews with residents, as part of an independent review of a £650m regeneration project. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was utilised to explore the processes involved in residents' mental wellbeing and place attachment. Analysis developed three super-ordinate themes: {\textquoteleft}feelings of control{\textquoteright}, {\textquoteleft}social and community relations{\textquoteright}, and {\textquoteleft}understandings and definitions of place{\textquoteright}. These highlight issues relating to physical health, social isolation, community cohesion, as well as the potential for regeneration activities to undermine various elements of the people-place relationship.",
keywords = "Place attachment, Regeneration, Housing, IPA, Qualitative, Urban regeneration, Public health, Mental wellbeing, Interpretative phenomenological analysis",
author = "Michael Lomas and Eunice Ayodeji and Philip Brown",
note = "Funding Information: The current research context is Pendleton, a densely populated, urban area within the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, UK. The housing stock is predominantly social housing, in the form of local authority-owned high-rises and housing estates. The local population is above national levels for unemployment and the Salford Mental Wellbeing Needs Assessment ( Peck and Tocque, 2010 ) reveals the area to have among the worst levels of physical and mental health deprivation in the country. Pendleton is currently undergoing an approximate 15-year, £650m regeneration project, funded by a private finance initiative (PFI). This involves the building of 1600 new homes of mixed private owned and socially rented tenure. The newly diversified housing stock was seen by the local authority to increase opportunities for both new and existing residents, attracting those of higher income and to lead to a {\textquoteleft}dilution{\textquoteright} in the concentration of economically inactive households ( Salford City Council, 2014 , p.19). Furthermore, 1250 existing properties will be modernised, health and lifestyle classes introduced, alongside 24 small and medium business enterprises, community workshops and training programmes, work experience, and employment opportunities ( Salford City Council, 2016 ; Salford City Partnership, 2009 ). Pendleton also sits against the canvas of numerous previous regeneration projects, having undergone extensive redevelopment during the 1960s and 70s, a General Improvement Area declaration and Estate Action in the 80s, several Single Regeneration Budgets in the 90s, and Housing Market Renewal in the 00s ( Salford City Council, 2004 ). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 Elsevier Ltd Copyright: Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2021",
month = jul,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102604",
language = "English",
volume = "70",
journal = "Health and Place",
issn = "1353-8292",
publisher = "Elsevier Limited",
}
