Urban Regeneration
The processes of urban renewal or regeneration are complex, involving the social, cultural, economic and political dynamics of the city linked to the rejuvenation of the physical and built environment. Staff in the Sustainable Cities Research Institute have substantial experience of undertaking research and consultancy into a wide variety of urban regeneration problems and issues. For example, recent projects have included an investigation of the processes of financial inclusion and possible courses of action, an evaluation of the Governmentís Sure Start programme in Newcastle, and research to map the nature of migrant labour in the North East construction industry. The Institute was part of a consortium carrying out the national evaluation of the New Deal for Communities which was the Governmentís key programme to tackle multiple deprivation by giving some of the poorest communities in the UK the resources to tackle their problems in an intensive and coordinated way.
More information on these and other projects may be found HERE
SCRI researchers work closely with staff in the School of the Built Environment and are therefore able to draw upon extensive expertise in construction, surveying, property development, estate management, building services, architecture and planning to enable the Institute to undertake research and consultancy in all aspects of urban regeneration.
The Institute also hosts the Regeneration Exchange which has a remit to exchange good practice in regeneration within the North East regeneration community in order to increase the learning in this sector so partners and practitioners may be able to deliver initiatives more effectively.
Links
Academy for Sustainable Communities
The national centre for delivering the skills†and knowledge needed to create strong, prosperous and sustainable communities.
BURA
The British Urban Regeneration Association, (BURA), facilitates the exchange of ideas, experience and solutions within regeneration.
Community Development Foundation
CDF helps communities achieve greater control over the decisions affecting their lives.
Community Foundation
(serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland)
An organisation that aims to build stronger communities by encouraging local giving offering cost-effective ways for donors to make a long-term difference to the causes close to their heart.
Department of Communities and Local Government
The Government department charged with creating prosperous and cohesive communities, offering a safe, healthy and sustainable environment for all.
Government Office North East
Working with regional partners and local people to maximise competitiveness and prosperity in the region, and to support integrated policies for social inclusion.
Ignite
The North East Centre for Excellence for Sustainable Communities.
National Planning Aid Unit
Planning Aid provides free, independent and professional town planning advice and support to communities and individuals who cannot afford to pay planning consultant fees.
One North East
The Regional Development Agency for the North East
North East Social Capital Forum
Social capital describes the formal and informal networks that people rely on to get by in life and the shared values that arise from those networks. The Forum aims to raise awareness of social capital as a practical tool and identify good practice in the North East.
North East Social Enterprise Partnership (NESEP)
A development agency for social enterprise in the North East with the aim of fostering strong and vibrant social enterprises across the region
Regeneration Exchange
The service set up to network and exchange good practice in regeneration in the North East
Renewal.net
The national website for neighbourhood renewal containing links to and documents on guidance and good practice.
Urban Forum
A national membership charity for voluntary and community groups involved in regeneration.
VONNE
The Voluntary Organisations Network for the North East