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Novelty And Nostalgia In Urban Greenspace: Refugee Perspectives

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  • CLARE RISHBETH
  • NISSA FINNEY

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This paper investigates migrants’ perceptions and experiences of urban greenspaces. The research used innovative participatory and visual (photography) methods and the 12 week programme included visits to 10 greenspaces in Sheffield. The participants were all asylum seekers and refugees from Asia and Africa. This paper discusses how and why the participants engaged or disengaged with local greenspace in the short and medium term. In particular, the importance of memory and nostalgia in participants’ experiences; the significance of plants; the novelty of visiting British ‘parks’; and the role of greenspace in enhancing the quality of life of immigrants are explored. The paper concludes that a positive impression of the local environment and meaning‐ful participation in it can be a useful component of integration into a new society. Furthermore, recognition of landscape elements or characteristics can provide a conceptual link between former and new homes. However, for this refugee group many physical and psychological barriers must be overcome if the full benefits of urban public open space are to be realised.

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  • Clare Rishbeth & Nissa Finney, 2006. "Novelty And Nostalgia In Urban Greenspace: Refugee Perspectives," Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Royal Dutch Geographical Society KNAG, vol. 97(3), pages 281-295, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:tvecsg:v:97:y:2006:i:3:p:281-295
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9663.2006.00520.x
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    1. Gladkikh, Tatiana M. & Gould, Rachelle K. & Coleman, Kimberly J., 2019. "Cultural ecosystem services and the well-being of refugee communities," Ecosystem Services, Elsevier, vol. 40(C).
    2. Shruti Ashish Lahoti & Ashish Lahoti & Shalini Dhyani & Osamu Saito, 2023. "Preferences and Perception Influencing Usage of Neighborhood Public Urban Green Spaces in Fast Urbanizing Indian City," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(9), pages 1-18, August.
    3. Ciesielski, Mariusz & Stereńczak, Krzysztof, 2021. "Using Flickr data and selected environmental characteristics to analyse the temporal and spatial distribution of activities in forest areas," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 129(C).
    4. Tianjiao Yan & Hong Leng & Qing Yuan, 2023. "The Role of “Nostalgia” in Environmental Restorative Effects from the Perspective of Healthy Aging: Taking Changchun Parks as an Example," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(9), pages 1-21, September.
    5. Andrea Abraham & Kathrin Sommerhalder & Thomas Abel, 2010. "Landscape and well-being: a scoping study on the health-promoting impact of outdoor environments," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 55(1), pages 59-69, February.
    6. Helen Roberts & Jon Sadler & Lee Chapman, 2019. "The value of Twitter data for determining the emotional responses of people to urban green spaces: A case study and critical evaluation," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 56(4), pages 818-835, March.
    7. Jenny Roe & Peter A. Aspinall & Catharine Ward Thompson, 2016. "Understanding Relationships between Health, Ethnicity, Place and the Role of Urban Green Space in Deprived Urban Communities," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 13(7), pages 1-21, July.

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