THE GEOGRAPHY OF MULTIPLE DEPRIVATION IN THE CLYDESIDE CONURBATION

Abstract

ABSTRACTLarge parts of urban Britain have been adversely affected by global economic restructuring, deindustrialisation and ineffective urban policies. In older industrial areas such as Clydeside the outcome of uneven development is manifested in the poverty and deprivation of disadvantaged residents. This article presents a descriptive analysis of the nature, incidence and intensity of multiple deprivation within the Clydeside conurbation, one of the most socially and economically depressed regions of the United Kingdom. The article first outlines the growth of research into urban deprivation and describes the anatomy of multiple deprivation. The causes of deprivation and value of an area‐based approach are then considered. Following discussion of several key methodological issues, a multivariate empirical analysis is employed using a range of 1991 census indicators to reveal the contemporary geography of multiple deprivation in Clydeside. Finally, these empirical findings inform a number of policy‐relevant conclusions relating to the regional incidence of deprivation.