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Abstract
The current period is one of ambiguity and contestation over the future of high-rise. A range of analyses is performed on survey data from deprived areas in Glasgow to examine the impacts of living in high-rise in comparison to other dwelling types. The findings show that many residential outcomes are worse for people in high-rise, especially related to noise and security issues in dwellings and buildings. Social and psychosocial outcomes are often worse in high-rise, particularly frequency of contact with neighbours and a number of aspects of control and recuperation at home. Further analysis shows that neighbourhood satisfaction and some social outcomes are better (or ameliorated) for people living higher up in tall buildings. There were different patterns of impacts for different household types. Contrary to much of the literature, the study found that negative impacts of high-rise were most wide ranging among adult-only households rather than families, with older persons least affected by negative social outcomes in high-rise.
Acknowledgements
This research was conducted as part of the GoWell Glasgow Community Health and Wellbeing Research and Learning Programme (www.gowellonline.com). GoWell is a collaborative partnership between the Glasgow Centre for Population Health, the University of Glasgow and the Medical Research Council Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, sponsored by Glasgow Housing Association, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, NHS Health Scotland and the Scottish Government.