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dc.contributor.authorBrook, Orian
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-15T08:44:09Z
dc.date.available2017-08-15T08:44:09Z
dc.date.issued2016-01-02
dc.identifier.citationBrook , O 2016 , ' Spatial equity and cultural participation: how access influences attendance at museums and galleries in London ' , Cultural Trends , vol. 25 , no. 1 , pp. 21-34 . https://doi.org/10.1080/09548963.2015.1134098en
dc.identifier.issn0954-8963
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 243243496
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: 97fb3b17-c8e7-4e55-939d-ca9b99b2f6ef
dc.identifier.otherRIS: urn:F7A9C3061732D9962D68A803B11013B6
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 84960255511
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/11454
dc.description.abstractThis paper addresses how neighbourhoods operate as opportunity structures for cultural participation, and therefore how unequal access to cultural facilities might influence levels of participation and profiles of participants. The neighbourhood effects literature identifies how where people live shapes their lives, including their participation in various activities, but this has not been applied to cultural participation. Sociological theory explores the importance of social stratification of cultural consumption, but has largely ignored the role of place. In this paper sociological explanations of cultural participation are extended to incorporate the influence of access to cultural infrastructure. An innovative accessibility index for museums and galleries in London, using online searches to weight their attraction, is linked to the Taking Part Survey, and used to predict attendance. Alongside social stratification, significant neighbourhood characteristics are identified, including, importantly, access to museums and galleries. Improved access has a strong positive relationship with attendance, which varies according to qualifications and ethnic group: those with degrees are most likely to attend, but the relationship with access also operates for those with fewer qualifications, who according to traditional explanations have little disposition to attend. The implications of the substantial spatial inequity in investment in museums and galleries are discussed.
dc.format.extent14
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofCultural Trendsen
dc.rightsCopyright 2016 Taylor & Francis. This work is made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09548963.2015.1134098en
dc.subjectCultural participationen
dc.subjectMuseums attendanceen
dc.subjectAccessibilityen
dc.subjectSpatial equityen
dc.subjectNDASen
dc.titleSpatial equity and cultural participation: how access influences attendance at museums and galleries in Londonen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.contributor.sponsorEconomic & Social Research Councilen
dc.description.versionPostprinten
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Geography and Geosciencesen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/09548963.2015.1134098
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.date.embargoedUntil2017-07-18
dc.identifier.grantnumberRES-187-24-0014en


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