Ties that Bind? The Social Fabric of Daily Life in New Suburbs

Corcoran, Mary P.; Gray, Jane; Peillon, Michel

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“…There has been some important research on place and sense of belonging in Ireland, particularly the New Urban Living study of four Dublin suburbs conducted by Corcoran and her colleagues (Corcoran, 2002, Corcoran, 2005, Corcoran et al, 2003, Corcoran et al, 2007, Corcoran et al, 2010. They found that while residents in these suburban neighbourhoods did not form a community.…”

Section: Identity and Place In Irelandmentioning

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Local and National Belonging in A Globalised World

Inglis

Donnelly

2011

Irish Journal of Sociology

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The question of place is becoming more important in an increasingly globalised, cosmopolitan world. Has the global flow of culture and the movement of people around the world meant a decline in the importance of place as a form of identity? Have local, regional and national identities lost their significance for people? The article begins to explore these key issues. In particular it looks at Ireland which, from the 1990s, moved from being relatively insular and homogeneous to becoming one of the most globalised societies. The authors use a mixed method approach. First they examine data from the International Social Survey Project (ISSP) to see if there is any evidence of a decline in identity with place, how this varies between rural and urban dwellers, and levels of age and education. They then use findings from a qualitative study to examine the complex ways in which people talk about and identify with place, where they were brought up, where they live now and being Irish. The findings show that level of identity with place is still strong in Ireland and in some cases is increasing. The authors argue that increased identification with the local is an equal and opposite reaction to globalisation.

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Section: Identity and Place In Irelandmentioning

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Local and National Belonging in A Globalised World

Inglis

Donnelly

2011

Irish Journal of Sociology

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“…The gradual blurring of urban-rural distinctions and boundaries and the growing interconnectedness of cities and their semi-rural hinterlands have been key features of Ireland's spatial transformation (Corcoran et al 2007;Panebianco and Kiehl 2003). Policies introduced since the 1960s have favored the location of economic activity in the rural periphery and along the outskirts of cities.…”

Section: Tracing Rural and (Sub)urban Transitions: Development And Spmentioning

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“…While space has traditionally been seen as the domain of geography, town planning, and engineering, recent interdisciplinary socio-spatial studies of land use, transport and mobility, or patterns of (sub)urban and rural development have added important insights (see Corcoran et al 2007 for an example from Ireland). What makes space particularly interesting for social scientists and those involved in interdisciplinary sustainability research are its socio-cultural and political aspects, many of which are connected with particular spatial practices.…”

Section: Researching Sustainability: Opportunities and Challenges Of mentioning

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“…Ireland's transition from a predominantly rural to a (sub)urban society over the course of the twentieth century coincided with fundamental changes in its socio-cultural and environmental fabric (Corcoran et al 2007;Moore and Scott 2005;Punch 2004). 1 In particular, the recent suburbanization of many Irish towns and cities has raised interesting questions about the spatial organization of human social life.…”

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Introduction: Contested Landscapes—Space, Place, and Identity in Contemporary Ireland

Rau¹

2009

Nature and Culture

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Ireland’s transition from a predominantly rural to a (sub)urban society over the course of the twentieth century coincided with fundamental changes in its socio-cultural and environmental fabric (Corcoran et al. 2007; Moore and Scott 2005; Punch 2004).1 In particular, the recent suburbanization of many Irish towns and cities has raised interesting questions about the spatial organization of human social life. How important is public space for democratic participation? What kinds of spaces do people require to engage with others, or to get involved in community activities? Can we use spatial resources more sustainably and, if so, what are the consequences of such a transition for public and private spaces?

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“…Traditional sustainability issues such as transport, waste management, pollution, and access to facilities and green spaces are aspects of place that are highlighted in research into factors contributing to quality of life at the local level (Fahy and Ó Cinnéide 2008). In the Irish context, recent research has emerged exploring quality of life at the periphery of cities (see for example Leyden 2003;Corcoran et al 2007). Overall, however, the way that these dimensions of place matter at the fringe, whether they provide the basis for a set of shared interests or common concerns among residents, and how these interests might be orchestrated to reflect a collective wish to sustain these dimensions are not well understood.…”

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The significance of quality of life and sustainability at the urban–rural fringe in the making of place-based community

2009

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Understandings of community in urbanrural fringe locations in Ireland are explored in this paper. As a specific space at the interface between the urban and the rural the fringe incorporates processes of rapid physical, social, and demographic change. These give rise to a range of complex and often competing dynamics, that impact on people and place in a variety of ways. Among the main preoccupations and concerns in these rapidly evolving fringe locations are those relating to what can broadly be described as 'quality of life'. How this concept is understood across different groups situated within the spatial setting of the fringe, and how it influences the development of a sustainable community there, are central to this discussion. Drawing on household interviews from four case-study locations surrounding Galway City, Ireland, this paper examines how quality of life is experienced across a range of social and spatial dimensions that relate to these locations, and the extent to which they provide a common set of interests around which community may be built. From a wider knowledge perspective, it contributes to debates about how the concept of community provides explanatory power regarding the way in which individuals are associated with one another on the basis of a set of shared interests or concerns within a particular spatial setting.

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Ties that Bind? The Social Fabric of Daily Life in New Suburbs

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Local and National Belonging in A Globalised World

Local and National Belonging in A Globalised World

Introduction: Contested Landscapes—Space, Place, and Identity in Contemporary Ireland

The significance of quality of life and sustainability at the urban–rural fringe in the making of place-based community

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