Table of contents - Special Issue: Regeneration and well‐being
Guest Editors: Myfanwy Trueman, Nelarine Cornelius, Tom Franks, John Lawler
Regeneration and well‐being: research into practice
Myfanwy Trueman, Nelarine Cornelius, Tom Franks, John LawlerThis article aims to introduce the special issue which arose from a conference about urban regeneration in post industrial cities hosted at Bradford University in 2008. The event…
Community empowerment: learning from practice in community regeneration
Dave Adamson, Richard BromileyRecent UK policies emphasise increased community participation in decision‐making. However, research points to an “implementation gap” whereby policy has not led to genuine…
“How accurately does regeneration target local need?” Targeting deprived communities in the UK
Chris Shiels, Deborah Baker, Stephen BarrowThe purpose of this paper is to investigate to what extent urban regeneration programmes were targeted at the most deprived geographical areas and populations within the…
Placing well‐being and participation within processes of urban regeneration
Ryan Woolrych, Judith SixsmithThe concepts of well‐being and participation are prevalent in current regeneration policy, being seen as crucial to alleviating disadvantage and marginalisation in deprived…
Capabilities, urban unrest and social enterprise: Limits of the actions of third sector organisations
Nelarine Cornelius, James WallaceIn this article, the aim is to explore the rise of the role of the social enterprise as a “force for good” in the context of social and economic regeneration. Building on the…
Improving employment and women's well‐being in regeneration programmes
Karen Escott, Lisa BucknerHow does women's labour market disconnection impact on health and well‐being? The paper seeks to explain how economic isolation can cause low self esteem for women. Neighbourhood…
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- Professor Rocco Palumbo