Publications

'Briefing paper' publications:

• Briefing Paper 22: Loneliness in Glasgow's deprived communities

  26 March 2015

  This paper sets out research into the extent and nature of loneliness within deprived communities in Glasgow, its associations with the residential environment, and its health consequences.

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• Briefing Paper 21: Does perceived position affect mental wellbeing?

  30 September 2013

  This paper investigates whether perceived relative position is associated with mental wellbeing in a deprived neighbourhood context.

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• Briefing Paper 20: Neighbourhood Structures and Crime Rates in Glasgow

  1 November 2012

  This paper looks at patterns of crime rates across communities within Glasgow to see if crime rates are related to structural factors (poverty, housing, demographic structures and retail provision) within neighbourhoods.

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• Briefing Paper 19: Area reputation: Sighthill and Red Road

  1 May 2012

  The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast media coverage of the Red Road and Sighthill estates.

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• Briefing Paper 18: Area reputation: Red Road

  1 May 2012

  This paper presents findings from an examination of newspaper coverage of the Red Road estate.

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• Briefing Paper 17: Housing quality and psychosocial benefits

  1 February 2012

  This paper focuses on the association between housing quality and housing improvement works on residents' wellbeing.

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• Briefing Paper 13: Community empowerment

  1 September 2011

  This paper looks at community empowerment in transformational regeneration and local housing management in Glasgow.

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• Briefing Paper 16: Young people’s experiences

  1 July 2011

  This paper sets out focus group evidence from young people detailing their experience of intolerance, antisocial behaviour and keeping safe in disadvantaged areas of Glasgow.

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• Briefing Paper 15: Intolerance and perceptions of antisocial behaviour

  1 July 2011

  This paper sets out focus group evidence from disadvantaged neighbourhoods of Glasgow.

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• Briefing Paper 14: Neighbourhood walking in deprived areas

  2 April 2011

  This briefing paper examines some of the elements of people’s lives and their opinions about their homes and neighbourhoods that might explain the wide range of levels of physical activity we find across Glasgow.

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