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The rapidity of studentification and population change: There goes the (Student)hood

Sage, Joanna, Smith, Darren, Hubbard, Philip (2012) The rapidity of studentification and population change: There goes the (Student)hood. Population, Space and Place, 18 (5). pp. 597-613. ISSN 1544-8444. (doi:10.1002/psp.690) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:36661)

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Abstract

Research on the linkages between student migration and residential change in university towns and cities has mainly focused on neighbourhoods with deeply engrained and relatively mature expressions of studentification. Limited attention has been given to neighbourhoods that are in the process of being studentified or experiencing the preliminary, trend-setting flows of student in-migration. As a result, there is limited understanding of the pace of local demographic change and population restructuring in studentifying neighbourhoods. To these ends, this paper analyses the term-time addresses of students in Brighton, UK, between 2006/2007 and 2008/2009. A volatile residential distribution of student populations is revealed. We explore the factors underpinning these shifting student geographies by focusing on a specific neighbourhood undergoing profound population transformation during the period of study. This allows us to reveal how studentification unfolds 'in situ', shedding light on the rapidity of population and demographic restructuring that is mediated by the conversion of family-dwelling houses to student Housing in Multiple Occupation. Our findings are pertinent to recent planning policies to engineer balanced populations and housing markets by regulating the (over)production of student Housing in Multiple Occupation in university towns and cities. More broadly, the paper serves to demonstrate the value of adopting a longitudinal approach to gathering primary qualitative and quantitative data to track local changes to migration flows, demographic and population structures, and neighbourhood transformations.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1002/psp.690
Uncontrolled keywords: Migration, Social conflict, Studentification, Urban change, demography, neighborhood, occupation, population migration, population structure, social conflict, student, urban population, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom
Subjects: H Social Sciences
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research
Depositing User: Mita Mondal
Date Deposited: 20 Nov 2013 12:26 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:13 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/36661 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Hubbard, Philip.

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