The segregation of educated youth and dynamic geographies of studentification

Smith, Darren P.; Hubbard, Phil

doi:10.1111/area.12054

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“…The social dimension includes, for example, changes in age structure, household and family composition, social stratification (class structure) and dominant lifestyles (Sage, J. et al 2012b;Smith, D.P. and Hubbard, P. 2014).…”

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Studentification, diversity and social cohesion in post-socialist Budapest

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In the literature studentification is closely associated with gentrification. Many authors consider the mass invasion of students to inner-city neighbourhoods as a type of gentrification, some of them even use the two terms interchangeably. Regardless of theoretical considerations, it seems that there is a consensus on the significance of studentification in contemporary urban transformations. Recent studies demonstrate that the appearance of students as 'transient' inhabitants in inner-city neighbourhoods, accompanied by growing differences in lifestyles and socio-cultural attitudes weakens social cohesion in the affected neighbourhoods Haase, A. et al. 2012). This study focuses on the interplay between studentification, socio-cultural diversity and social cohesion in an inner-city district of Budapest, Józsefváros. The district has been characterised by several waves of urban rehabilitation and subsequent gentrification since the transition of [1989][1990]. Studentification has also become dominant phenomenon in the area due to the settling of new higher education institutions, the concomitant influx of students, as well as low rent and dwelling prices providing a niche for the spontaneous movements of a new generation of urbanites (Grabkowska, M. 2011;Bernt, M. et al. 2015). The main research questions we intend to answer in this paper are as follows. Firstly, what is the relationship between studentification and gentrification in Józsefváros? Secondly, what kinds of effects has the influx of students on the social cohesion of the district? According to our findings, studentification in Józsefváros is not the pioneer phase of gentrification, but -especially in the rehabilitation areas -it runs more or less parallel with it. Most of the students use the place as a springboard in their career, and after graduation most of them leave. The attitude of students is, however, very much resembles those of the young, highly educated newcomers, i.e. early gentrifiers. The impacts of studentification on the social milieu of Józsefváros are contradictory. On the one hand, the inflow of students and young intellectuals increases the socio-cultural diversity of the district, contributing to the recognition of diversity in a post-socialist context, and fostering tolerance and the acceptance of different cultures and lifestyles. On the other hand, it seems that the ongoing population change hampers the establishment of strong social ties at the neighbourhood level and leads to certain conflicts.

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“…In the case of the UFS, the university accommodates around 4000 students on the Bloemfontein campus (University of the Free State, 2014). Secondly, students may make use of the local rental market to find accommodation, sharing privately rented student housing in residential neighbourhoods (Holdsworth, 2009;Smith et al, 2013). A student house is generally referred to as a house where the habitable rooms are rented out for an extended period of time to generally unrelated students who share communal facilities such as the kitchen, lounge, dining room, and bathrooms (Johannesburg Municipality, 2009).…”

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Studentification in Bloemfontein, South Africa

Ackermann

Visser

2016

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series

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Abstract. Studentification is a global phenomenon that has been prominent in urban geographical discourse since the large-scale expansion of higher education in the early 1990s. In many developed and developing world countries, expansion in student enrolment has outstripped the ability of institutions of higher learning to provide adequate accommodation. Similar trends have been recorded in South Africa. The task of this paper is to investigate studentification as experienced in one of South Africa's secondary cities. The paper draws attention to the economic, socio-cultural, and physical characteristics of this form of student housing on host locations. It is argued that studentification holds both positive and negative impacts for the host communities of Bloemfontein. Finally, it is suggested that studentification in South Africa requires greater research attention.

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“…Typical HMO tenants include students (Hubbard, 2008;Rugg et al, 2002;Smith, 2008;Smith and Hubbard, 2014), young people (Ford et al, 2002;Lister, 2006;Rugg and Rhodes, 2008), vulnerable individuals including persons newly released from prison, young people leaving the care system, and people with mental health or substance misuse problems (Barratt et al, 2012 andRickley and Houghton, 2009;Smith, 2012). Since the 1980s, private sector HMO has been the preferred tenure for housing homeless people from a housing policy perspective (Stewart, 1999).…”

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“…In the English context this is typical of the London housing market; Smith (2012: 464) estimates that almost a third of all HMO in the country are in the London boroughs. In terms of HMO geography, they are omnipresent in urban areas, but research suggests that certain places have a prevalence due to underlying social and economic trends; apart from London, university towns, coastal towns, and areas with high concentrations of migrants (Smith and Hubbard, 2014;Smith, 2012;Perry, 2012).…”

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Energy vulnerability in multiple occupancy housing: a problem that policy forgot

Cauvain¹,

Bouzarovski²

2016

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Housing in Multiple Occupancy (HMO) includes some of the UK's worst housing stock. The tenants typically have reduced housing and social security rights, as well as reduced control and sometimes absence of basic domestic energy services. Yet, HMO is largely absent from UK policies governing energy efficiency and fuel poverty. Energy vulnerability in HMO is exacerbated by a lack of representation and recognition of HMO in official systems and statistics on the housing stock, socio-cultural preferences for traditional single-family homes, and widespread tenure prejudice based on negative imagery about HMO. An indicative typology of HMO is proposed based on five main tenancy scenarios: illegal/informal; rooms in a shared house; group of sharers; bedsits; and poorly converted flats. The purpose is to improve the recognition and inclusion of the variegated HMO sector in policy frameworks and public debates in a more nuanced fashion.

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The segregation of educated youth and dynamic geographies of studentification

Cited by 128 publications

References 34 publications

Studentification, diversity and social cohesion in post-socialist Budapest

Studentification, diversity and social cohesion in post-socialist Budapest

Studentification in Bloemfontein, South Africa

Energy vulnerability in multiple occupancy housing: a problem that policy forgot

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