This book evaluates the consequences of economic, social, environmental and cultural change on people living and working within Teesside in the North-East of England. It assesses the lived experiences, working lives, health and cultural perspectives of residents and key stakeholders in the wake of serious de-industralisation in the region. The narrative is embedded within the long-term industrial history of Stockton: an area once dominated by steel, coal and chemical industries. This past still continues to shape its future and influences the ways in which that future is conceived and envisioned. The author explores a ¿biography of place¿ analytical framework to offer a holistic view of the area, which considers the interaction between the social, economic, cultural, visual and environmental legacy of the community, which is firmly grounded in the past, present and future prospects of those who live and work there.

Jonathan Warren is Vice Principal of St Cuthbert's Society, Durham University, UK. His research interests include work, employment, social policy and the industrial history of the North East of England, while he is also involved with methodologically innovative research using Qualitative Comparative Analysis and Visual methods.

Introduction.- Chapter 1: Understanding Biographies of Place. Industrial Teesside.- Chapter 2: Industrial Teesside's Biography.- Chapter 3: Exploring Teesside's Visual Legacies.- Chapter 4: Changing Industry, Transforming lives: Social and Cultural legacies.- Chapter 5: Two Teessides? - A legacy of Inequalities.- Chapter 6: Conclusion: Place, People and the Post-industrial.