Melanie Limb
Biographic Data
| ID | 185889 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melanie Limb |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melanie |
| FAMILY NAME | Limb |
| SIGNATURE | LIMB M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6258-3366 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 634 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 10 |
Anthropological and Sociological Perspectives on the Study of Children
Another white elephant? Youth councils as democratic structures
UK society has probably never witnessed the kind of activism now emerging to tackle the roots of age-based discrimination and inequality. Everyone appears to be consulting and listening to children. The most favoured response by statutory and voluntary agencies for encouraging children and young people's participation has been the setting up of youth councils. This paper considers the extent to which youth councils enable participatory citizenshi…
Growing-up in the countryside: Children and the rural idyll
The Unacceptable Flaneur: The Shopping Mall as a Teenage Hangout
This article considers the importance of the shopping mall to a group of young people living in the East Midlands of the UK. It shows that for many young people the mall provides a convenient place for hanging out. Yet their occupancy of this setting is not unproblematic. Many adults, for example, perceive the public and visible presence of young people as uncomfortable and inappropriate. Despite constant attempts to move them on, however, young …
Defining an agenda for the geography of children: Review and prospect
There is still only a limited development of a solidly grounded social and cultural geography prepared to conceptualize children as a neglected social grouping undergoing various forms of sociospatial marginalization. Given the focus and momentum of the ‘new’ cultural geography, we contend that this is an apposite time to define an agenda for the geography of children, which not only takes into account earlier studies which can inform contemporar…
Young people’s participation and representation in society
Reclaiming the Street: The Discourse of Curfew
The 1998 Crime and Disorder Act enables local authorities to put in place local street curfews for children aged under 10 years. The Act has been fuelled by discourses which present a vision of a society escalating towards lawlessness and moral decline. Curfew orders are grounded on the exclusionary principles of control and deterrence. We argue that the case for curfews is much less clear than recent policy documents suggest. Evidence based upon…
Changing Worlds: The Microgeographies of Young Teenagers
Few geographical studies have explicitly examined the place use and place behaviour of young teenagers, especially within the UK. In this article we report on a survey of a group of 13 year olds, living in a socially and economically deprived neighbourhood in Midland England. Attention focuses on the ‘fourth environment’ that is how these teenagers come into contact with a range of everyday places beyond their home, school and playground. For eac…
The right to say: The development of youth councils/forums within the UK
Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child makes explicit reference to children's right to say what they think about matters relating to the quality of their lives, and to have those opinions taken into account in accordance with their levels of competence and maturity. Despite the commitment of the UK Government to this and other similar initiatives designed to empower young people, a culture of non‐participation is e…
People, Parks and the Urban Green: A Study of Popular Meanings and Values for Open Spaces in the City
Contemporary provision of open spaces within cities rests largely on professional assumptions about its significance in the lives of residents. This paper presents results from the Greenwich Open Space Project which used qualitative research with four, in-depth discussion groups to determine the design of a questionnaire survey of households in the borough. The research shows that the most highly valued open spaces are those which enhance the pos…
Exploring Environmental Values through the Medium of Small Groups: 1. Theory and Practice
Empirical qualitative research is gaining recognition within social and humanistic geography, although the 'small group' is not yet recognised as a valuable research technique. In this paper we review the use of once-only group interviews in social and market research, and then discuss the principles of Group-analytic psychotherapy as a way of conducting in-depth small groups. By means of a discussion of the Greenwich Open-Space Project, we explo…
Exploring Environmental Values through the Medium of Small Groups: 2. Illustrations of a Group at Work
In this paper we present the discussions of the Eltham group in the Greenwich Open-Space project, as a case study of the contributions that in-depth small groups can make in the study of environmental values. The major themes of the group discussions are presented, and extracts of dialogue illustrate several aspects of small-group dynamics: how the group establishes its identity, how members negotiate increasing levels of intimacy and trust, how …
Recreation 2000: Views of the country from the city
Defining an agenda for the geography of children: Review and prospect
There is still only a limited development of a solidly grounded social and cultural geography prepared to conceptualize children as a neglected social grouping undergoing various forms of sociospatial marginalization. Given the focus and momentum of the ‘new’ cultural geography, we contend that this is an apposite time to define an agenda for the geography of children, which not only takes into account earlier studies which can inform contemporar…
Growing-up in the countryside: Children and the rural idyll
People, Parks and the Urban Green: A Study of Popular Meanings and Values for Open Spaces in the City
Contemporary provision of open spaces within cities rests largely on professional assumptions about its significance in the lives of residents. This paper presents results from the Greenwich Open Space Project which used qualitative research with four, in-depth discussion groups to determine the design of a questionnaire survey of households in the borough. The research shows that the most highly valued open spaces are those which enhance the pos…
Young people’s participation and representation in society
Exploring Environmental Values through the Medium of Small Groups: 1. Theory and Practice
Empirical qualitative research is gaining recognition within social and humanistic geography, although the 'small group' is not yet recognised as a valuable research technique. In this paper we review the use of once-only group interviews in social and market research, and then discuss the principles of Group-analytic psychotherapy as a way of conducting in-depth small groups. By means of a discussion of the Greenwich Open-Space Project, we explo…
The Unacceptable Flaneur: The Shopping Mall as a Teenage Hangout
This article considers the importance of the shopping mall to a group of young people living in the East Midlands of the UK. It shows that for many young people the mall provides a convenient place for hanging out. Yet their occupancy of this setting is not unproblematic. Many adults, for example, perceive the public and visible presence of young people as uncomfortable and inappropriate. Despite constant attempts to move them on, however, young …
Exploring Environmental Values through the Medium of Small Groups: 2. Illustrations of a Group at Work
In this paper we present the discussions of the Eltham group in the Greenwich Open-Space project, as a case study of the contributions that in-depth small groups can make in the study of environmental values. The major themes of the group discussions are presented, and extracts of dialogue illustrate several aspects of small-group dynamics: how the group establishes its identity, how members negotiate increasing levels of intimacy and trust, how …
Another white elephant? Youth councils as democratic structures
UK society has probably never witnessed the kind of activism now emerging to tackle the roots of age-based discrimination and inequality. Everyone appears to be consulting and listening to children. The most favoured response by statutory and voluntary agencies for encouraging children and young people's participation has been the setting up of youth councils. This paper considers the extent to which youth councils enable participatory citizenshi…
Changing Worlds: The Microgeographies of Young Teenagers
Few geographical studies have explicitly examined the place use and place behaviour of young teenagers, especially within the UK. In this article we report on a survey of a group of 13 year olds, living in a socially and economically deprived neighbourhood in Midland England. Attention focuses on the ‘fourth environment’ that is how these teenagers come into contact with a range of everyday places beyond their home, school and playground. For eac…
Reclaiming the Street: The Discourse of Curfew
The 1998 Crime and Disorder Act enables local authorities to put in place local street curfews for children aged under 10 years. The Act has been fuelled by discourses which present a vision of a society escalating towards lawlessness and moral decline. Curfew orders are grounded on the exclusionary principles of control and deterrence. We argue that the case for curfews is much less clear than recent policy documents suggest. Evidence based upon…
Recreation 2000: Views of the country from the city
The right to say: The development of youth councils/forums within the UK
Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child makes explicit reference to children's right to say what they think about matters relating to the quality of their lives, and to have those opinions taken into account in accordance with their levels of competence and maturity. Despite the commitment of the UK Government to this and other similar initiatives designed to empower young people, a culture of non‐participation is e…
Recreation 2000: Views of the country from the city
People, Parks and the Urban Green: A Study of Popular Meanings and Values for Open Spaces in the City
Contemporary provision of open spaces within cities rests largely on professional assumptions about its significance in the lives of residents. This paper presents results from the Greenwich Open Space Project which used qualitative research with four, in-depth discussion groups to determine the design of a questionnaire survey of households in the borough. The research shows that the most highly valued open spaces are those which enhance the pos…
Exploring Environmental Values through the Medium of Small Groups: 1. Theory and Practice
Empirical qualitative research is gaining recognition within social and humanistic geography, although the 'small group' is not yet recognised as a valuable research technique. In this paper we review the use of once-only group interviews in social and market research, and then discuss the principles of Group-analytic psychotherapy as a way of conducting in-depth small groups. By means of a discussion of the Greenwich Open-Space Project, we explo…
Exploring Environmental Values through the Medium of Small Groups: 2. Illustrations of a Group at Work
In this paper we present the discussions of the Eltham group in the Greenwich Open-Space project, as a case study of the contributions that in-depth small groups can make in the study of environmental values. The major themes of the group discussions are presented, and extracts of dialogue illustrate several aspects of small-group dynamics: how the group establishes its identity, how members negotiate increasing levels of intimacy and trust, how …
Changing Worlds: The Microgeographies of Young Teenagers
Few geographical studies have explicitly examined the place use and place behaviour of young teenagers, especially within the UK. In this article we report on a survey of a group of 13 year olds, living in a socially and economically deprived neighbourhood in Midland England. Attention focuses on the ‘fourth environment’ that is how these teenagers come into contact with a range of everyday places beyond their home, school and playground. For eac…
The right to say: The development of youth councils/forums within the UK
Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child makes explicit reference to children's right to say what they think about matters relating to the quality of their lives, and to have those opinions taken into account in accordance with their levels of competence and maturity. Despite the commitment of the UK Government to this and other similar initiatives designed to empower young people, a culture of non‐participation is e…
Defining an agenda for the geography of children: Review and prospect
There is still only a limited development of a solidly grounded social and cultural geography prepared to conceptualize children as a neglected social grouping undergoing various forms of sociospatial marginalization. Given the focus and momentum of the ‘new’ cultural geography, we contend that this is an apposite time to define an agenda for the geography of children, which not only takes into account earlier studies which can inform contemporar…
Young people’s participation and representation in society
Reclaiming the Street: The Discourse of Curfew
The 1998 Crime and Disorder Act enables local authorities to put in place local street curfews for children aged under 10 years. The Act has been fuelled by discourses which present a vision of a society escalating towards lawlessness and moral decline. Curfew orders are grounded on the exclusionary principles of control and deterrence. We argue that the case for curfews is much less clear than recent policy documents suggest. Evidence based upon…
Growing-up in the countryside: Children and the rural idyll
The Unacceptable Flaneur: The Shopping Mall as a Teenage Hangout
This article considers the importance of the shopping mall to a group of young people living in the East Midlands of the UK. It shows that for many young people the mall provides a convenient place for hanging out. Yet their occupancy of this setting is not unproblematic. Many adults, for example, perceive the public and visible presence of young people as uncomfortable and inappropriate. Despite constant attempts to move them on, however, young …
Another white elephant? Youth councils as democratic structures
UK society has probably never witnessed the kind of activism now emerging to tackle the roots of age-based discrimination and inequality. Everyone appears to be consulting and listening to children. The most favoured response by statutory and voluntary agencies for encouraging children and young people's participation has been the setting up of youth councils. This paper considers the extent to which youth councils enable participatory citizenshi…
Anthropological and Sociological Perspectives on the Study of Children
Sociology (11 works) · Children's Rights and Participation (9 works) · Political science (9 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Social science (5 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works)