‘We Make Ourselves at Home Wherever We are’1-Older People's Placemaking in Newton Hall

• Authors: van Hoven, Bettina , Douma, Linden

Abstracts

EN

The aim of this paper is to explore older in-migrants' experiences and perceptions of their spatial context at the neighbourhood level, the key aspects in their attachment to the neighbourhood, and the role of place in their experience of ageing. Our qualitative research was carried out in Newton Hall (United Kingdom). The findings show that older people can have a proactive role in terms of placemaking and their own wellbeing. However, the study also reveals that the condition of the spatial context can either support or hinder older people's sense of wellbeing.

Keywords

EN

ageing; older people; place attachment; Newton Hall

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Łódzki. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
• Journal: European Spatial Research and Policy
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 19
• Issue: 1

Dates

published

2012-07-26

Contributors

author

van Hoven, Bettina

author

Douma, Linden

other

van Hoven, Bettina - Department of Cultural Geography, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, PO Box 800, 9700AV Groningen, the Netherlands

other

Douma, Linden - Department of Demography, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, PO Box 800, 9700AV Groningen, the Netherlands

Identifiers

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/11089/10808