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The diverse geographies of studentification: living alongside people not like us

The diverse geographies of studentification: living alongside people not like us
The diverse geographies of studentification: living alongside people not like us
Recent discussions of studentification have emphasised the development of exclusive purpose-built student accommodation in city centres, shifting the focus away from Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) in established residential neighbourhoods. In this paper we explore the growth of student housing on a former social-rented (council) housing estate, and the social friction that it has created—arguing that the production of student HMO has remained prolific, and is pushing the studentification frontier into outer-city deprived communities. Drawing on empirical evidence from a former social-rented housing estate, we explore the recent emergence of a ‘student area’ where student occupation is having marked impacts on a relatively deprived local population. These findings have implications for urban policy making, given they highlight the negative outcomes of studentification in deprived communities, and reveal the challenge this poses for providing affordable housing, and engendering sustainable communities in university towns.
0267-3037
1057-1078
Sage, Joanna
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Smith, Darren
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Hubbard, Phil
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Sage, Joanna
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Smith, Darren
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Hubbard, Phil
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Sage, Joanna, Smith, Darren and Hubbard, Phil (2012) The diverse geographies of studentification: living alongside people not like us. Housing Studies, 27 (8), 1057-1078. (doi:10.1080/02673037.2012.728570).

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Recent discussions of studentification have emphasised the development of exclusive purpose-built student accommodation in city centres, shifting the focus away from Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) in established residential neighbourhoods. In this paper we explore the growth of student housing on a former social-rented (council) housing estate, and the social friction that it has created—arguing that the production of student HMO has remained prolific, and is pushing the studentification frontier into outer-city deprived communities. Drawing on empirical evidence from a former social-rented housing estate, we explore the recent emergence of a ‘student area’ where student occupation is having marked impacts on a relatively deprived local population. These findings have implications for urban policy making, given they highlight the negative outcomes of studentification in deprived communities, and reveal the challenge this poses for providing affordable housing, and engendering sustainable communities in university towns.

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Accepted/In Press date: 17 November 2011
Published date: 6 November 2012
Organisations: Faculty of Social, Human and Mathematical Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 340388
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/340388
ISSN: 0267-3037
PURE UUID: 498acf76-bc12-45e2-96fe-85c252ad7b43

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Date deposited: 20 Jun 2012 15:21
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 11:24

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Author: Joanna Sage
Author: Darren Smith
Author: Phil Hubbard

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