Between crime and place in Atlantic Wharf: the landscape of crime and disorder in a regenerated neighbourhood

Cowan, Oliver 2011. Between crime and place in Atlantic Wharf: the landscape of crime and disorder in a regenerated neighbourhood. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.

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Abstract

Participating residents actively interpret crime and disorder in relation to their representations of Atlantic Wharf as a place. Following Simmel's (1997) understanding of boundaries, the conceptual distancing of Atlantic Wharf from other places in relation to crime and disorder turns on a necessary connection with places near and far. The thesis shows that representations of crime and place inform and are informed by pedestrian practice. Empirical analysis reveals a tension between different ways of 'knowing' both crime and place relating to Ingold's (2000) concepts of navigation and wayfaring. This tension between direction 'from above' and finding a way through the neighbourhood landscape on the ground reveals processes of crime and place that are both mutual and mutable.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Status:	Unpublished
Schools:	Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2016
Last Modified:	15 Jan 2024 15:32
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/54212

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