The theme of the paper is on student housing and “studentification”
Here, the concept of studentification the distinct social, cultural, economic, and physical transformations within university towns, which are associated with the seasonal, in-migration of students (Smith, 2005, p. 73) offers a robust framework to theorize the impact of students on urban restructuring. It can also help stakeholders plan, monitor, and manage the integration of students in off-campus settings as it captures the socio-spatial transitions and tensions arising as students come to reside in established non-student neighborhoods (Smith, 2005, 2008; Smith, Sage, & Balsdon, 2014). Smith (2005) identifies four dimensions of studentification: (1) economic impacts on real estate markets; (2) cultural transformations as services are reoriented to student tastes; (3) social transitions fostered by the displacement of established residents; and (4) physical restructuring of local housing. These dimensions are both structural (the result of circumstances beyond the direct involvement of HEIs or local government) and practical (reflecting local responses to issues from late-night activity to crime) (Smith & Fox, 2019). They are also experienced and understood in different ways depending on who you are talking to (i.e. age, race, class, gender, family commitments etc.) and wherein the urban region they live, study, work, and socialize.
This paper will qualitatively examine the landscape of student housing (on and off campus) in Atlanta and assess how students perceive the relationship between student life and the city.
I conducted a 45-minute interview with Diamond Bradley a former resident of student housing at Georgia State , which has been transcribed and will be attached. The purpose of the interview was to explore the lived experience of students in the city, including (for example):
-Housing histories and the (social, geographic, economic) factors shaping residential decisions;
-Student perceptions of the neighborhoods surrounding campus (Summerhill, Downtown);
-Satisfaction with housing options and cultural amenities surrounding campus and places of residence;
-Places that are experienced as student and non-student environments (where students study, work, socialize, live etc.);
-How socio-demographic characteristics impact the experience of space and place
Identify themes of Diamond’s responses. Code the interview and explain how you identified key themes and narratives from the interview.
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