Variations in the lived experience of place and engagement with them

🔗 Different people have different lived experience of a place and this can produce different levels of engagement with that place

↳ Can also lead to attachment to a place → Dependent on length of residence, ethnicity and deprivation but also the media's portrayal and whether programmes and projects have been beneficial for that particular person

Measuring engagement

• Local and national election turnout
• Support for local community groups

Lived experience

Factors that impact lived experience

• Length of residence
• Religion
• Gender identity
• Ethnicity
• Age
• Level of deprivation

Conflict

• Lack of political engagement leaving some groups feeling powerless
• Ethnic tensions
• Inequality
• Lack of economic opportunity
• Lack of agreement about the priorities and strategies used for regeneration
• Studentification - young people creating noise

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