1. Ageing in a Deprived Neighbourhood – Outdoor Mobility and the Sense of Place Vanessa Stjernborg, MSc, Phd student Institution of technology and society Lund university, Sweden

2. Lund university / Technical Faculty / Technology and society / Transport and roads/ Transed2012 Disposition Introduction Method Results Discussion Current research

3. Lund university / Technical Faculty / Technology and society / Transport and roads/ Transed2012 “A sense of personal safety and security is fundamental to a liveable community”… (Kihl et. al., 2005:60) Kihl, M. Brennan, D. Gabhawala, N. List, J. Mittal, P. (2005) Livable Communities: An Evaluation Guide, AAP Public Policy Institute.

4. Lund university / Technical Faculty / Technology and society / Transport and roads/ Transed2012 Introduction Demographic changes – increasing older cohorts Development of cities – more dispersed, polarised, dangerous etc. Feelings of fear – different directions during the life course Gaps in research – ageing in urban neighbourhood has mostly been ignored Might present additional challenges and risks – feelings of fear and social isolation

5. Lund university / Technical Faculty / Technology and society / Transport and roads/ Transed2012 Method Questionnaire - 2000 randomly collected persons early summer of 2011 (data from the Sound Settlement project) Low response rate, 142 responses totally (14 percent) - 39 persons 65 years or older Comprising questionnaire – app. 50 questions in Swedish language only, no reminder Questions – background, design & shaping, influence, needs, feelings of fear, everyday travel, traffic environment Dichotomised variable – secure/unsecure

6. Lund university / Technical Faculty / Technology and society / Transport and roads/ Transed2012 Study district Malmö – Swedens third largest city Population app. 300 000 Old industrial city to a city of knowledge Social challenges – segregation and gaps Foreign background app. 40 percent About 17 percent older persons World Atlas (2012) http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/eu.htm, 2012-08-06 http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/eu.htm

7. Lund university / Technical Faculty / Technology and society / Transport and roads/ Transed2012 The neighbourhood “Typical” deprived neighbourhood on the fringe From the million programme (1965-1975) High scale buildings, car free, functionality Foreign background app. 60 percent About 15 percent older persons Low education, low income, high unemployment

8. Lund university / Technical Faculty / Technology and society / Transport and roads/ Transed2012 Aim of the study… … is to examine deprived neighbourhoods as places for ageing with a special focus on the everyday life mobility

9. Lund university / Technical Faculty / Technology and society / Transport and roads/ Transed2012 Description of the sample (%) Men (N=15)Women (N=24) Total (N=39) Born in Sweden537365 Single person household608877 Living in the area more than 10 years878385 Leaving the home (daily-couple of times a week)8710095 Drivers license934664 Access to a car in the household602741 Most common mode of transport – Car401323 Most common mode of transport – P.T.74631 Most common mode of transport – Other534246 Valuation of the own health (pretty to very satisfied)507566 Some kind of mobility device (sometimes/always)143326

10. Lund university / Technical Faculty / Technology and society / Transport and roads/ Transed2012 Comparison - persons feeling secure/unsecure (%) Feeling secure (N=16) Feeling unsecure (N=23) Total (N=39) Men3839 Women636162 Born in Sweden537365 Born outside of Sweden472735 Single person household887077 Two person household133023 Access to a car503341 Satisfied with the own health676566 Some kind of mobility device133526

11. Lund university / Technical Faculty / Technology and society / Transport and roads/ Transed2012 …continuation Feeling secure (N=16) Feeling unsecure (N=23) Total (N=39) The shaping of my neighbourhood is beautiful/very beautiful503541 The architecture of my house is beautiful/very beautiful563946 Experience of having an impact on the development in the neighbourhood 44923 Know where to turn if there are problems in the neighbourhood (traffic, security, vandalism etc.) 945269 Participation on meetings or other arrangements in the neighbourhood (at least 1-5 times per year) 697472 Feeling secure on local buses (regarding personal security, integrity and risk of abuse) 815264

12. Lund university / Technical Faculty / Technology and society / Transport and roads/ Transed2012 Discussion Growing older in a deprived area can be about feelings of fear in the neighbourhood Reducing effects on the feelings of fear? - Knowing where to turn when there is problems in the neighbourhood - Feelings of having an impact on the development in the neighbourhood Feelings of fear on local buses – major threat against everyday life mobility Extremely low response rate – alternative research methods? Feelings of fear a threat to the liveable community and the everyday life mobility

13. Lund university / Technical Faculty / Technology and society / Transport and roads/ Transed2012 Current research “Mobilities is not a task to be taken for granted” Vannini (2012:182) Vannini, P. (2012)

14. Lund university / Technical Faculty / Technology and society / Transport and roads/ Transed2012 PhD Project: Urban Gerontomobility – the mobility and everyday life of older people in the neighbourhood Deprived urban neighbourhoods in Sweden “Mobilities turn” (Sheller, Urry 2006, Hannam, 2006) Mobile methods and the ethnographic case study - participate on meetings and other activities in the neighbourhood - semi-structured interviews - GPS-tracking with follow up interviews

15. Lund university / Technical Faculty / Technology and society / Transport and roads/ Transed2012 Thank you for your attention For further information contact vanessa.stjernborg@tft.lth.se