"You have to find your own place": neighbourhood participation and belonging in Calgary, Alberta

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dc.contributor.authorBenoit, Aimee Deanne
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorTownshend, Ivan
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-28T19:35:06Z
dc.date.available2020-04-28T19:35:06Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.degree.levelPh.Den_US
dc.description.abstractResidents of Calgary neighbourhoods experience socio-spatial inequalities that contribute to an uneven landscape of participation, where not everyone has an equal voice or place. Drawing on theories of belonging and spatial justice, this comparative case study of eight Calgary neighbourhoods examines ways in which community-based organizations both challenge and reproduce exclusionary dynamics that shape residents’ experiences of belonging and not-belonging. The study used in-depth qualitative interviews and participatory maps to explore how participants understand and negotiate these complex geographies of belonging in their day-to-day lives. Thematic analysis of data underscored the importance of both formal and informal modes of participation, in particular everyday neighbouring practices such as sharing, helping and caring, through which residents navigate social difference and inequality. The study offers insights for research and policy within urban contexts to promote more inclusive, representative, and just neighbourhoods.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5711
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.proquest.subject0999en_US
dc.proquest.subject0700en_US
dc.proquest.subject0703en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Department of Geographyen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Geographyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectneighbourhooden_US
dc.subjectparticipationen_US
dc.subjectbelongingen_US
dc.subjectspatial justiceen_US
dc.subjectcommunity associationsen_US
dc.subjectNeighborhoods -- Alberta -- Calgary -- Case studiesen_US
dc.subjectEqualityen_US
dc.subjectBelonging (Social psychology)en_US
dc.subjectSocial participationen_US
dc.subjectCommunity organizationen_US
dc.subjectSociology, Urbanen_US
dc.subjectCommunity development, Urbanen_US
dc.subjectSpatial behavioren_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.title"You have to find your own place": neighbourhood participation and belonging in Calgary, Albertaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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