Understanding Processes of Ethnic Concentration and Dispersal (IMISCOE Dissertations)

257 Pages·2010·3.43 MB·English

by  Jennifer Leigh McGarrigle

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Understanding Processes of Ethnic
Concentration and Dispersal
South Asian Residential Preferences in Glasgow
Jennifer Leigh McGarrigle
IMISCOE Dissertations
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Table of contents
List offigures and tables 9
Acknowledgements 13
1 Introduction 15
2 Processes of settlement: Residentialsegregation and ethnic
clustering 23
Introduction 23
Spatialsegregation: Defining the concepts 24
Early processes ofsettlement: Changing patterns and
practices 27
The minoritypopulation in Britain 32
Competing explanationsforsegregation 36
Politicisation of segregation since 2000 in the UK 42
Conclusion 49
3 Urban migration, residential mobility and suburbanisation 51
Introduction 51
Defining the suburbs 52
Abrief overview of the growth ofthe suburb in Britain 55
The social life of the suburbs 56
‘Why people move?’ 58
Conclusion 62
4 Methodology 65
Introduction: Research aims andobjectives 65
A triangulated approach 69
Quantitative analysis ofthe Glasgow Metropolitan Area 69
Qualitative phase 75
Conclusion 83
6 UNDERSTANDINGPROCESSESOFETHNICCONCENTRATIONANDDISPERSAL
5 Throughthe national lensto the city: The housingposition
and experiences of South Asians in Scotland and Glasgow 85
Introduction 85
South Asians in Scotland and Glasgow 85
Minorityethnicpopulations in Scotland 87
The minorityethnicpopulation in Glasgow 92
Housing conditions 96
Tenure patterns in Glasgow 98
Housing purchase andfinance 106
Housing need, preference and location 108
Conclusion 110
6 SouthAsian settlement in Glasgow:Changing patterns of
residence 113
Introduction 113
Clustering in the inner city: Localised change 114
Moving out:Suburbanisation and new locales 119
Local neighbourhoodsandmicroscopicclusters 125
Relative distributions: Segregation and exposure 129
Case study areas 131
South Asian housing transactions: Nam Pehchan results 152
Conclusion 152
7 The role of the neighbourhood in residential choice and
relocation 155
Introduction 155
Moves between neighbourhoods: Paths through the city 156
The suburbs:Aspirations, identity and ‘peace and quiet’ 162
Conclusion 167
8 Housing,households, families and safe places 169
Introduction 169
The family, proximity,spaceand changing cultural ideas 170
Housing issues 173
Safety and area reputation 177
Conclusion 182
9 Residential outcomes: Settling in or moving on again? 185
Introduction 185
Settling into the suburbs: Privacyor inclusion? 185
The social environment, safety,fearof crimeand lifestyle 193
Future aspirations 199
Conclusion 203
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10 Conclusions 205
Patterns of relocation 205
Motivations andresources 207
The role ofthe core settlement areaand community 215
Drawbacks of the research andfuture research 218
Appendix 1 Semi-structured interview schedule
(core residents) 221
Appendix 2 Semi-structured interview schedule
(suburban residents) 225
Appendix 3 Interviewee characteristics 229
Appendix 4 Coding categories 235
Appendix 5 Parent nodes 239
Notes 241
References 243

List of figures and tables
Figure 4.1 Case study areas 73
Figure 4.2 Migration flows within andbetweenareas ofcore
settlement and the suburbs(moves ofinterviewees) 75
Figure 5.1 Glasgowneighbourhoods 93
Figure 6.1 Distribution ofSouth Asian population (% ofthe
total postcode sector population), 1991 115
Figure 6.2 Glasgowneighbourhoods 116
Figure 6.3 Distribution ofSouth Asian population (% ofthe
total postcode sector population), 2001 118
Figure 6.4a Changein the SouthAsian population (% ofthe
total postcode sector population), 1991-2001 118
Figure 6.4b CloseviewofchangesinSouthAsianpopulation
(%ofthetotalpostcodesectorpopulation),1991-2001 119
Figure 6.5 Distribution ofthe Pakistani population (% of the
total postcode sector population), 1991 123
Figure 6.6 Distribution ofthe Pakistani Population (% of the
total postcode sector population), 2001 123
Figure 6.7 Changein distribution ofthe Pakistani population
(% of the total postcode sector population),
1991-2001 124
Figure 6.8 Distribution ofthe Indian population (% of the
total postcode sector population), 1991 124
Figure 6.9 Distribution ofthe Indian population (% of the
total postcode sector population), 2001 124
Figure 6.10 Changein distribution ofthe Indian population
(% of the total postcode sector population),
1991-2001 125
Table 4.1 South Asian population of the areaof study at
councilarea level and % of national population, 2001 70
Table 5.1 Scottish population by ethnic group, 2001 87
Table 5.2 Age profile by ethnic group, allpeople in Scotland,
2001 (%) 88
Table 5.3 Tenure by ethnic group in Scotland,1991(% of
households) 88