New exclusive accommodation: An analysis of the student experience in PBSA in Bologna

Journal title SOCIOLOGIA URBANA E RURALE
Author/s Mattia Fiore
Publishing Year 2024 Issue 2024/134 Suppl.
Language Italian Pages 23 P. 121-143 File size 228 KB
DOI 10.3280/SUR2024-134-S007
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The disruptive proliferation of new exclusive student residences (PBSA) represents a ma-jor transformation in student housing. However, their effects on student experiences and geog-raphies remain relatively unexplored. Examining the student experience in two PBSA in the city of Bologna, this study highlights the potential for segregation within these facilities and the emergence of distinct “geographies of exclusion” within the student body and the city. Specifically, we propose the concept of the “entre-soi archipelago” in accounting for these dy-namics. These findings provide a deeper understanding of the impacts of PBSA on local areas and contribute to the revision of the concept of studentification in light of these new develop-ments.

Keywords: PBSA, student housing, geographies of exclusion, studentification, entre-soi ar-chipelago, Bologna

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Mattia Fiore, Nuove residenze esclusive: un’analisi dell’esperienza studentesca negli studentati privati a Bologna in "SOCIOLOGIA URBANA E RURALE" 134 Suppl./2024, pp 121-143, DOI: 10.3280/SUR2024-134-S007