Regeneration

"If the rhetoric of community-led regeneration is to be translated into real change, then informal networks are crucial to the journey . . ." Alison Gilchrist
=== Action Ideas ===
* Project pages in this wiki
* Sustainable (Your town) pages in this wiki
* Local sustainability directories in this wiki 
* Local sustainabiity picture libraries (online); share your pictures in this wiki (you need to be logged in to upload files - see Community Portal)
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*Just Rewards New Start magazine campaign for a fair deal for community representatives who work tirelessly to make government regeneration schemes successful.
* Healthy Living initiatives
* Development trusts
Why it matters
Regeneration Initiatives can be concerned with sustainability, quality of life issues and community involvement.
=== Consultations ===
*2008-04-10 online discussion forum closes, 'Unlocking the talent of our communities', Communities and Local Government Communities and Local Government, March 19 topic
*Delivering Housing and Regeneration: Communities England and the future of social housing regulation. Consultation period: June 19 2007 to September 10 2007. Communities and Local Government
*Local Strategic Partnerships - UK government consultation, December 2005
=== Resources ===
*Co-production by people outside paid employment, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Findings, June 2006 - Ref 0356. new economics foundation news
*Mobilising Britain’s Missing Workforce, Unemployment, incapacity benefit, and the regions, Steve Fothergill and John Grieve Smith, Catalyst Working Paper published: September 2005, ISBN 1 904508 16 2 Paperback: 40 pages
=== Related ===
*openideo.com, How might we restore vibrancy in cities and regions facing economic decline
USA
*Living City Block, Denver
UK
* urbanpollinators.co.uk, practical think tank
* New Start Online Online magazine
* Urban Forum
*Centre for Local Economic Strategies - CLES
*Regenerate
* Groundwork
* Civic Trust
* Civic Trust Regeneration Unit
* Development Trusts Association
* Association of British Credit Unions Ltd
* Plugging the Leaks Information and resources for people concerned about their local economies from the New Economics Foundation
* Neighbourhood Renewal Unit Government site, part of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
*Meanwhile Project, boosting community use of empty shops in town centres
References
Category:LS Ideas Bank
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