Outputs (4)

Art based research: an exploration of social work facing climate change in the North East of Scotland. (2023)
Presentation / Conference
ALTENBERGER, I. and GRAHAM, G. 2023. Art based research: an exploration of social work facing climate change in the North East of Scotland. Presented at the 2023 International PhD scholar conference: researching sensitive subjects and fragile lives, 5-7 December 2023, [virtual conference].

This presentation discusses research that explores the level of awareness that social work practitioners have about climate change and its potential impact on their profession. Additionally, the research seeks to raise awareness and share knowledge o... Read More about Art based research: an exploration of social work facing climate change in the North East of Scotland..

A neighbourhood of fragmentation. (2023)
Book Chapter
ALTENBERGER, I. 2023. A neighbourhood of fragmentation. In Zaman, Q.M. and Hall, G.G. (eds.) Border urbanism: transdisciplinary perspectives. Cham: Springer [online], chapter 28, pages 461-476. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06604-7_28

Once isolated as a bordered neighbourhood, the Raploch Council housing estate in Stirling, Scotland, has been regenerated through a gentrification policy that encouraged increased owner-occupied housing in an area previously dominated by social housi... Read More about A neighbourhood of fragmentation..

Signs, billboards and graffiti: a social spatial discourse in a regenerated council estate. (2022)
Journal Article
ALTENBERGER, I. [2022]. Signs, billboards and graffiti: a social spatial discourse in a regenerated council estate. Social semiotics [online], Latest Articles. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/10350330.2022.2090832

Residents within a council housing area in Stirling, Scotland, which is undergoing regeneration, took photos for an auto-driven photo-elicitation study. There was limited guidance on what images to capture. Residents were simply invited to focus on t... Read More about Signs, billboards and graffiti: a social spatial discourse in a regenerated council estate..

Working with refugees an exploration through conversations and drawings. (2019)
Conference Proceeding
RUGGERONE, L., ALTENBERGER, I., HACKETT, C. 2019. Working with refugees an exploration through conversations and drawings. In Swartz, J. (eds.) Proceedings of 2019 Indisciplines: research in arts practice conference, 28-30 November 2019, Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona: University of Barcelona/Campus de les arts [online], pages 242-252. Available from: https://www.campusdelesarts.org/proceedings

While the experience of refugees is explored via various avenues, the voices of the workers who support their resettlement are rarely heard. Hence, rather than focusing on the Syrian refugees and their experience of settling in the North East of Scot... Read More about Working with refugees an exploration through conversations and drawings..