Prof Ade Kearns
- Professor of Urban Studies (Urban Studies)
telephone: 01413305049
email: Ade.Kearns@glasgow.ac.uk
Research Interests
Housing, neighbourhoods, health and wellbeing; mixed communities; tolerance; social cohesion & social capital; community empowerment; resident relocation and displacement.
Article
Bailey, N., Gannon, M., Kearns, A., Livingston, M., and Leyland, A.H. (2013) Living apart, losing sympathy? How neighbourhood context affects attitudes to redistribution and to welfare recipients. Environment and Planning A . ISSN 0308-518X (In Press)
Bannister, J., and Kearns, A. (2013) Overcoming intolerance to young people's conduct: Implications from the unintended consequences of policy in the UK. Criminology and Criminal Justice . ISSN 1748-8958 (doi:10.1177/1748895812458296) (In Press)
Kearns, A., Kearns, O., and Lawson, L. (2013) Notorious places: Image, reputation, stigma. The role of newspapers in area reputations for social housing estates. Housing Studies, 28 (5). ISSN 0267-3037 (In Press)
Kearns, A., Mason, P., and Egan, M. (2013) Defining and measuring displacement: is relocation from restructured neighbourhoods always unwelcome and disruptive? Housing Studies, 28 (2). ISSN 0267-3037 (In Press)
Kearns, A., Whitley, E., Bond, L., Egan, M., and Tannahill, C. (2013) The psychosocial pathway to mental wellbeing at a local level: investigating the effects of perceived relative position in a deprived area context. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health . ISSN 0143-005X (doi:10.1136/jech-2011-200415) (In Press)
Clark, J., and Kearns, A. (2012) Housing improvements, housing quality and psychosocial benefits from the home. Housing Studies, 27 (1). pp. 915-939. ISSN 0267-3037
Molaodi, O.R., Leyland, A.H., Ellaway, A., Kearns, A., and Harding, S. (2012) Neighbourhood food and physical activity environments in England, UK: does ethnic density matter? International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 9 (1). p. 75. ISSN 1479-5868 (doi:10.1186/1479-5868-9-75)
Egan, M., Bond, L., Kearns, A., and Tannahill, C. (2012) Is concern about young people's anti-social behaviour associated with poor health?: cross-sectional evidence from residents of deprived urban neighbourhoods. BMC Public Health, 12 (1). p. 217. ISSN 1471-2458 (doi:10.1186/1471-2458-12-217)
Bailey, N., Kearns, A., and Livingston, M. (2012) Place attachment in deprived neighbourhoods: The impacts of population turnover and social mix. Housing Studies, 27 (2). pp. 208-231. ISSN 0267-3037 (doi:10.1080/02673037.2012.632620)
Bond, L., Kearns, A., Mason, P., Tannahill, C., Egan, M., and Whitley, E. (2012) Exploring the relationships between housing, neighbourhoods and mental wellbeing for residents of deprived areas. BMC Public Health, 12 . p. 48. ISSN 1471-2458 (doi:10.1186/1471-2458-12-48)
Kearns, A. (2012) Mobility, mixing and neighbourhood change: a British perspective. Cityscape, 14 (3). pp. 185-188. ISSN 1936-007X (In Press)
Kearns, A., Whitley, E., Bond, L., and Tannahill, C. (2012) The residential psychosocial environment and mental wellbeing in deprived areas. International Journal of Housing Policy, 12 (4). pp. 413-438. ISSN 1461-6718 (doi:10.1080/14616718.2012.711985)
Kearns, A., Whitley, E., Mason, P., and Bond, L. (2012) 'Living the high life'? Residential, social and psychosocial outcomes for high-rise occupants in a deprived context. Housing Studies, 27 (1). pp. 97-126. ISSN 0267-3037 (doi:10.1080/02673037.2012.632080)
Sautkina, E., Bond, L., and Kearns, A. (2012) Mixed Evidence on Mixed Tenure Effects: Findings from a Systematic Review of UK Studies, 1995–2009. Housing Studies, 27 (6). pp. 748-782. ISSN 0267-3037 (doi:10.1080/02673037.2012.714461)
Gibson, M., Thomson, H., Kearns, A., and Petticrew, M. (2011) Understanding the psychosocial impacts of housing type: qualitative evidence from a study of housing relocation. Housing Studies, 26 (4). pp. 555-573. ISSN 0267-3037 (doi:10.1080/02673037.2011.559724)
Bond, Lyndal, Sautkina, Elena, and Kearns, Ade (2011) Mixed messages about mixed tenure: do reviews tell the real story? Housing Studies, 26 (1). pp. 69-94. ISSN 1466-1810 (doi: 10.1080/02673037.2010.512752)
Kearns, Ade, Whitley, E., Mason, P., Petticrew, M., and Hoy, C. (2011) Material and meaningful homes: mental health impacts and psychosocial benefits of rehousing to new dwellings. International Journal of Public Health, 56 (6). pp. 597-607. ISSN 1661-8556 (doi:10.1007/s00038-011-0275-3)
Mason, P., Kearns, A., and Bond, L. (2011) Neighbourhood walking and regeneration in deprived communities. Health and Place, 17 (3). pp. 727-737. ISSN 1353-8292 (doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.01.010 )
Lawson, L., and Kearns, A. (2010) 'Community empowerment' in the context of the Glasgow housing stock transfer. Urban Studies, 47 (7). pp. 1459-1478. ISSN 0042-0980 (doi:10.1177/0042098009353619 )
Beck, S. A., Hanlon, P. W., Tannahill, C. E., Crawford, F. A., Ogilvie, R. M., and Kearns, A. J. (2010) How will area regeneration impact on health? Learning from the GoWell study. Public Health, 124 (3). pp. 125-130. ISSN 0033-3506 (doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2010.02.004)
Egan, M. et al. (2010) Protocol for a mixed methods study investigating the impact of investment in housing, regeneration and neighbourhood renewal on the health and wellbeing of residents: the GoWell programme. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 10 (1). p. 41. ISSN 1471-2288 (doi:10.1186/1471-2288-10-41)
Lawson, L., and Kearns, A. (2010) Community engagement in regeneration: are we getting the point? Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 25 (1). pp. 19-36. ISSN 1566-4910
Lawson, L., and Kearns, A. (2010) Community engagement in regeneration: are we getting the point? Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 25 (1). pp. 19-36. ISSN 1566-4910 (doi:10.1007/s10901-009-9168-7)
Livingston, M., Bailey, N., and Kearns, A. (2010) Neighbourhood attachment in deprived areas: evidence from the north of England. Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 25 (4). pp. 409-427. ISSN 1566-4910 (doi:10.1007/s10901-010-9196-3)
Kearns, A, and Bannister, J (2009) Conceptualising tolerance: Paradoxes of tolerance and intolerance in contemporary Britain. Italian Journal of Sociology of Education, 2 . pp. 126-147.
Kearns, A, Tannahill, C, and Bond, L (2009) Regeneration and health: conceptualising the connections. Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal, 3 (1). pp. 56-76.
Kearns, A., and Lawson, L. (2009) (De)Constructing a policy 'failure': housing stock transfer in Glasgow. Evidence and Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 5 (4). pp. 449-470. ISSN 1744-2648 (doi:10.1332/174426409X478789)
McGarrigle, J, and Kearns, A (2009) Living apart? Place, identity and South Asian residential choice. Housing Studies, 24 (4). pp. 451-475.
Petticrew , M., Kearns, A., Mason, P., and Hoy, C. (2009) The SHARP study: a quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the short-term outcomes of housing and neighbourhood renewal. BMC Public Health, 9 . p. 415. ISSN 1471-2458 (doi:10.1186/1471-2458-9-415)
Kearns, A., and Lawson, L. (2008) Housing stock transfer in Glasgow - the first five years: a study of policy implementation. Housing Studies, 23 (6). pp. 857-878. ISSN 0267-3037 (doi:10.1080/02673030802416635 )
Kearns, A., and Mason, P. (2007) Mixed tenure communities and neighbourhood quality. Housing Studies, 22 (5). pp. 661-691. ISSN 0267-3037 (doi:10.1080/02673030701474628 )
Atkinson, R, Thomson, H, Kearns, A, and Petticrew, M (2006) Giving urban policy its 'medical': assessing the place of health in area-based regeneration. Policy and Politics, 34 (1).
Bannister, J, Fyfe, N, and Kearns, A (2006) Respectable or Respectful? Incivility and the City. Urban Studies, 43 (5/6). pp. 853-862.
Flint, J, and Kearns, A (2006) Housing, Neighbourhood Renewal and Social Capital: The case of Registered Social Landlords in Scotland. European Journal of Housing Policy, 6 (1). pp. 31-54.
Fyfe, N, Bannister, J, and Kearns, A (2006) Incivility and the City. Urban Studies, 43 (5/6). pp. 919-938.
Parkes, A, and Kearns, A (2006) The multi-dimensional neighbourhood and health. Health and Place, 12 (1). pp. 1-18.
Thomson, H, Atkinson, R, Petticrew, M, and Kearns, A (2006) Do urban regeneration programmes improve public health and reduce health inequalities? A synthesis of the evidence from UK policy and practice (1980-2004). Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 30 (2). pp. 108-115.
Thomson, H, Kearns, A, and Petticrew, M (2006) Assessing the health impact of local amenities: a qualitative study of contrasting experiences of local swimming pool and leisure provision in two areas of Glasgow (in press). Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health .
Petticrew, M, Cummins, S, Ferrell, C, Findlay, A, Higgins, C, Hoy, C, Kearns, A, and Sparks, L (2005) Natural experiments: an underused tool for public health? Public Health, 119 (9). pp. 751-757.
Ellaway, A., McKay, L., Macintyre, S., Kearns, A., and Hiscock, R. (2004) Are social comparisons of homes and cars related to psychosocial health? International Journal of Epidemiology, 33 (5). pp. 1065-1071. ISSN 0300-5771 (doi:10.1093/ije/dyh197)
Flint, J, and Kearns, A (2004) Enabling and cohesive or irrelevant and divisive? The role of Church of Scotland congregations in Scottish communities. Scottish Affairs, 48 (Summer). pp. 108-129.
Ellaway, A., Macintyre, S., Hiscock, R., and Kearns, A. (2003) In the driving seat: psychosocial benefits from private motor vehicle transport compared to public transport. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 6 (3). 217-231.. ISSN 1369-8478 (doi:10.1016/S1369-8478(03)00027-5)
Hiscock, R, Macintyre, S, Kearns, A, and Ellaway, A (2003) Residents and Residence: Factors Predicting the Health Disadvantage of Social Renters Compared to Owner Occupiers. Journal of Social Issues, 59 (3). pp. 527-546.
Kearns, A, and Parkes, A (2003) Living In and Leaving Poor Neighbourhood Conditions in England. Housing Studies, 18 (6). pp. 827-851.
Macintyre, S., Ellaway, A, Hiscock, R., Kearns, A., Der, G., and McKay, L. (2003) What features of the home and the area might help to explain observed relationships between housing tenure and health? Evidence from the West of Scotland. Health and Place, 9 (3). pp. 207-218. ISSN 1353-8292 (doi:10.1016/S1353-8292(02)00040-0)
Parkes, A, and Kearns, A (2003) Residential Perceptions and Housing Mobility in Scotland: An Analysis of the Longitudinal Scottish House Condition Survey 1991-1996. Housing Studies, 18 (4). pp. 673-701.
Hiscock, R, Macintyre, S, Kearns, A, and Ellaway, A (2002) Means of transport and ontological security: Do cars provide psycho-social benefits to their users? Transportation Research Part D, 7 . pp. 119-135.
Kearns, A (2002) Response: From residential disadvantage to opportunity? Reflections on British and European policy and research. Housing Studies, 17 (1). pp. 145-150.
Kearns, A (2002) The neighbourhood: significant or sidelined? Cityscape, Winter . pp. 2-3.
Parkes, A, Kearns, A, and Atkinson, R (2002) What makes people dissatisfied with their neighbourhoods? Urban Studies, 39 (13). pp. 2413-2438.
Ellaway, A., Macintyre, S., and Kearns, A. (2001) Perceptions of place and health in socially contrasting neighbourhoods. Urban Studies, 38 (12). pp. 2299-2316. ISSN 0042-0980 (doi:10.1080/00420980120087171)
Forrest, R, and Kearns, A (2001) Social cohesion, social capital and the neighbourhood. Urban Studies, 38 (12). pp. 2125-2143.
Gibb, K, and Kearns, A (2001) Low Demand in the Owner-Occupied Sector: Issues for Lenders. Housing Finance, 49 (Februa). pp. 47-52.
Hiscock, R., Kearns, A., Macintyre, S., and Ellaway, A. (2001) Ontological security and psycho-social benefits from the home: qualitative evidence on issues of tenure. Housing, Theory and Society, 18 (1-2). pp. 50-66. ISSN 1403-6096
Kearns, A (2001) Evidence-based sustainable regeneration. Sustain: Built Environment Matters, 01 (06). p. 33.
Kearns, A (2001) Knowing about the neighbourhood. Social Policy Focus, 1 (2). pp. 27-28.
Kearns, A (2001) Middle of the road. New Start, 3 (103). pp. 12-13.
Kearns, A, and Parkinson, M (2001) The significance of neighbourhood. Urban Studies, 38 (12). pp. 2103-2110.
Macintyre, S, Hiscock, R, Kearns, A, and Ellaway, A (2001) Housing tenure and car access: further exploration of the nature of their relations with health in a UK setting. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 55 (5). pp. 330-331.
Kearns, A., Gibb, K., and Mackay, D.F. (2000) Area deprivation in Scotland: a new assessment. Urban Studies, 37 (9). pp. 1535-1559. ISSN 0042-0980 (doi:10.1080/00420980020080251)
Book
Kearns, A., and Bannister, J. (1995) Neighbourhoods in Scotland. Series: Social report (6). Scottish Homes, Edinburgh, UK. ISBN 9781874170082
Book Section
Bannister, J., and Kearns, A. (2009) Tolerance, respect and civility amidst changing cities. In: Millie, A. (ed.) Securing Respect: Behavioural Expectation and Anti-social Behaviour in the UK. Policy Press, Bristol, pp. 171-191. ISBN 9781847420930
Kearns, A., and Mason, P. (2009) Mixed tenure communities and neighbourhood quality. In: Blasius, J., Friedrichs , J. and Galster, G. (eds.) Quantifying Neighbourhood Effects: Frontiers and Perspectives. Routledge. ISBN 9780415478090
Flint, J., and Kearns, A. (2004) The Role of Church of Scotland congregations in community development. In: Mackay , J.R. (ed.) Netting Citizens: Exploring Citizenship In The Internet Age. Series: Public concerns . Saint Andrew Press, pp. 249-270. ISBN 0715208217
Hiscock, R., Kearns, A., MacIntyre, K., and Ellaway, A. (2004) The significance of residence: housing tenure and area -variations in ontological security derived from the home. In: Gurney, C. (ed.) Placing Changes: Perspectives on Place in Housing and Urban Studies. Ashgate. ISBN 9780754610977
Macintyre, S., Hiscock, R., Ellaway, A., and Kearns, A. (2004) The fallacy of the equivalence of a range of household and area based indicators of material resources in the geography of health inequalities. In: Boyle, P., Curtis, S., Graham, E. and Moore, E. (eds.) The Geography of Health Inequalities in the Developed World: Views from Britain and North America. Ashgate, Aldershot, UK, pp. 309-332. ISBN 9780754613985
Kearns, A. (2003) Social capital, regeneration and urban policy. In: Imrie, R. and Raco, M. (eds.) Urban Renaissance? New Labour, Community and Urban Policy. Policy Press, pp. 36-60. ISBN 9781861343819
Kearns, A., and Parkes, A. (2003) Housing, neighbourhoods and communities. In: Bromley, C., Curtice, J., Hinds, K. and Park, A. (eds.) Devolution: Scottish Answers to Scottish Questions. Edinburgh University Press, pp. 49-74. ISBN 9780748618088
Kearns, A (2001) Housing disadvantage in the inner city: the needs and preferences of ethnic minorities in sub-standard housing. In: Somerville, P. and Steele, A. (eds.) 'Race', Housing and Social Exclusion. Jessica Kingsley Publishers Ltd, pp. 245-267. ISBN 9781853028496
Bannister, J., Fyfe, N., and Kearns, A. (1998) Closed circuit television and the city. In: Norris, C., Moran, J. and Armstrong, G. (eds.) Surveillance, Closed Circuit Television, and Social Control. Ashgate, Aldershot, UK, pp. 21-40. ISBN 9781840141269
Research Report or Paper
Livingston, M., Bailey, N., and Kearns, A. (2008) People's attachment to place: the influence of neighbourhood deprivation. Project Report. Charterd Institute of Housing/Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Coventry.
MacKinnon, J., Reid, M., and Kearns, A. (2006) Communities and Health Improvement: A Review of Evidence and Approaches. Project Report. Health Scotland, Edinburgh, UK.
Kearns, A., and Bannister, J. (1995) Neighbourhoods in Scotland: People, Dwellings and Environments. Project Report. Scottish Homes, Edinburgh, UK.
Current Grants
- GoWell: Community Health & Wellbeing Impacts of Neighbourhood Regeneration and Housing Investment in Glasgow’s Deprived Communities
Sponsors: Scottish Government, Glasgow Housing Association, NHS Health Scotland and NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde.
Partners: Glasgow Centre for Population Health; MRC Social & Public Health Sciences Unit.
PIs: Ade Kearns, Carol Tannahill (GCPH), Lyndal Bond (MRC)
2005-2014
www.gowellonline.com
- Do Neighbourhood Environments Contribute to Ethnic Differences in Obesity, Physical Activity and Diets?
Sponsor: National Prevention Research Initiative (NPRI)
Partner: MRC Social & Public Health Sciences Unit
PI: Seeromanie Harding (MRC)
2008-2011
- The Impact of Neighbourhood Context on Attitudes to Inequality and Redistribution
Sponsor: ESRC
PI: Nick Bailey
2011-12
Supervision areas
- Housing, neighbourhoods, health and wellbeing
- Mixed tenure communities
- Community cohesion
Current research students
Colleen Kerr
- Thesis title: Health & Wellbeing in Mixed Communities
Past research students
Jennifer McGarrigle
- Thesis title: Residential segregation and South Asian residential preferences in Glasgow
Undergraduate Teaching
- Public Policy Level 1: The Policy Process
- Public Policy Level 2: Health Inequalities & Place
- Honours: Policy Analysis & Evaluation
Postgraduate Teaching
- Policy Analysis
Academic Roles
European Network for Housing Research: Working Groups: Poverty Neighbourhoods; Residence & Health
Board of Management Urban Studies.
Trustee, Urban Studies Foundation.
International Editorial Advisory Board, Housing Studies.
Research Grant Peer Reviewer, ESRC.
Forthcoming Publications
Kearns,A., Whitley,E., Mason,P. and Bond,L. (2012) ‘Living the high-life? Residential, social and psychosocial outcomes for high-rise occupants in a deprived context’, Housing Studies, 27:2.
Bailey,N., Livingston,M. and Kearns,A. (2012) ‘Place attachment in deprived neighbourhoods: the impacts of population turnover and social mix’, Housing Studies, 27:4.
