Sendra, P;
(2018)
Community-Led Social Housing Regeneration: From Government-Led Programmes to Community Initiatives.
In: Clark, J and Wise, N, (eds.)
Urban Renewal, Community and Participation: Theory, Policy and Practice.
(pp. 71-87).
Springer: Cham, Switzerland.
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Abstract
Engaging communities in neighbourhood regeneration processes is vital for achieving inclusive cities, particularly when vulnerable groups belong to these communities. In the UK, different governments have implemented diverse strategies, funding schemes and approaches to social housing estates’ regeneration, which have implied various degrees of involvement of the residents in decision-making processes. This paper explores the approaches to community participation in the regeneration of social housing neighbourhoods since 1997—when the New Labour won the general elections—until today. Within this period, it identifies two models: the government-led regeneration scheme New Deal for Communities implemented by the New Labour Government, which provided funding for intervening in deprived areas and which included representatives of the community in the decision-making board; and the Big Society approach implemented by the Coalition Government in the context of austerity, which advocates for a state-enabling approach and has changed the planning system to involve communities in decision-making. The paper explores how these two models have addressed the participation of residents in social housing regeneration. For doing so, it looks at the policy context and case studies in these two periods. The paper concludes that community participation needs easier processes, which do not require such a strong effort from community groups. It also concludes that both funding and support is needed to promote community engagement in regeneration processes, which can, firstly, serve as an incentive to be more actively involved in the regeneration of their neighbourhood, and secondly, do not rely on private investment for the improvement of council estates.
| Type: | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Title: | Community-Led Social Housing Regeneration: From Government-Led Programmes to Community Initiatives |
| ISBN-13: | 978-3-319-72311-2 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-319-72311-2_4 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72311-2_4 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | social housing, participation, community engagement, Big Society, regeneration, council estate, London |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > The Bartlett School of Planning |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10039974 |
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