Inequalities in geographical distribution of heritage in Scotland, investigating spatial exposure to heritage sites through area-based and individual-based (GPS) measurement.

ABSTRACT: Growing evidence suggests that visiting heritage, such as historic buildings, or landscapes, may enhance mental health. However, adults and children from deprived areas are less likely to visit heritage, perhaps partly due to unequal geographical availability. Few studies investigate socio-spatial inequity of heritage access nationally, and there is an absence of research exploring individual-based contact with heritage. We study both and ours is the first to use Global Positioning System (GPS) data to examine the latter. For Scotland we quantify area-level 'opportunities' for heritage contact (i.e., data zone-level counts of sites), and SPACES Study children's (n = 688) individual-level heritage 'encounters' (i.e., GPS buffer-level counts of sites), by income deprivation. Heritage

SUBMITTER: Macdonald L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11649978 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature