Where is the ‘Social’ in Constructions of ‘Liveability’? Exploring Community, Social Interaction and Social Cohesion in Changing Urban Environments
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Fullagar, Simone
Reid, Sacha
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Ongoing changes in the urban environment have renewed interest in the transformation of cities and suburbs as liveable places. This article examines the limitations inherent in a functional (objective) notion of liveability that commonly underpins government policy directions. Through an examination of key debates in the literature we consider how the delivery of the social (subjective) dimension of liveability, linked to community, social interaction and social cohesion, poses unique challenges for policy makers, urban planners and developers. We argue for a deeper understanding of the social constructs of liveability that acknowledges the complexity of changing urban environments in contemporary society.
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Urban Policy and Research
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© 2016 Taylor & Francis (Routledge). This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Urban Policy and Research on 02 Feb 2016, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/08111146.2015.1118374
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Urban and regional planning
Human geography
Policy and administration
Urban policy