Industrial Teesside, Lives and Legacies

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This book evaluates the consequences of economic, social, environmental and cultural change on people living and working within Teesside in the North-East of England. It assesses the lived experiences, working lives, health and cultural perspectives of residents and key stakeholders in the wake of serious de-industralisation in the region. The narrative is embedded within the long-term industrial history of Stockton: an area once dominated by steel, coal and chemical industries. This past still continues to shape its future and influences the ways in which that future is conceived and envisioned. The author explores a ‘biography of place’ analytical framework to offer a holistic view of the area, which considers the interaction between the social, economic, cultural, visual and environmental legacy of the community, which is firmly grounded in the past, present and future prospects of those who live and work there.
Critically analyses policies of austerity in the North of England Analyses the impacts of post-industrial life on local communities using an innovative biography of place framework Provokes debate about economic, social, cultural, and environmental change in range of post-industrial communities

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Jonathan Warren

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Human Geography Neoliberalism Austerity Social policy Northern England de-industralisation Teesside Stockton-on-Tees post industrial legacies of the Steel and Chemical industries industrial structures of feeling residual and emergent culture area studies

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“This is a sensitive and important case study of socio-economic change on Teesside.  Methodologically innovative, the book will be essential reading for anyone interested in the geographical distribution of life chances and opportunities in contemporary Britain.” (Professor Tracy Shildrick, Leeds University, UK)

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