Houlden, V. orcid.org/0000-0003-2300-2976, Robinson, C. orcid.org/0000-0001-7653-359X, Franklin, R. et al. (2 more authors) (2024) ‘Left Behind’ neighbourhoods in England: Where they are and why they matter. The Geographical Journal, 190 (4). e12583. ISSN 0016-7398
Abstract
The term ‘left behind’ has come to connote political disaffection, alongside social and spatial inequalities in wealth and opportunity. Yet the term is also widely contested, often prioritising a regional and economic perspective at the expense of a more local and nuanced approach. In response, we argue that neighbourhood context is integral to understanding and identifying ‘left behind’ places. Building a neighbourhood classification of ‘left behindness’ for England, we evaluate the extent to which the neighbourhood trajectory contributes to our understanding of a range of multidimensional individual-level outcomes. Our findings reveal a geography of neighbourhoods that are systematically disadvantaged over time, concentrated in major urban conurbations, and post-industrial and coastal towns. The magnitude and impact is highlighted through poorer economic, health, social and political outcomes for those living in ‘left behind’ areas.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2024 The Authors. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | ‘left behind’, inequality, multilevel modelling, neighbourhoods, sequence analysis |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Geography (Leeds) > Centre for Spatial Analysis & Policy (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 21 May 2024 10:25 |
Last Modified: | 09 Dec 2024 09:14 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/geoj.12583 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:212646 |