Memories, milestones and new horizons
Subtitle: reflections on the regeneration of Ballymun
By: edited by Aibhlín McCrann
Publisher: Blackstaff Press; Blackstaff Pr
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Belfast
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
ISBN-13: 9780856408359
Subjects: Urban renewal
Description: "Ballymun is not just the name of a place: it has for some become a byword for deprivation, anti-social behaviour, drugs and crime; a place where disadvantage has been the norm; modern Ireland's solution to nineteenth-century slums, creating many more problems than it solved." "The Ballymun Regeneration Project seeks to make amends. The infamous tower blocks, underpasses and container shops have now almost all gone. They are being replaced by a whole new landscape: high quality homes with gardens, pristine public parks, a new town centre and a wealth of civic facilities." "This challenging collection of essays portrays the diverse views of sixteen eminent commentators, sharing their impressions of Ballymun as it was, as it is and as it might be."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Editor's note; title: Foreword / Ciarán Murray; title: Open heart surgery, E10 and the emerging sixth / David Prichard; title: Rebuilding Ballymun / Anne Power; title: The architecture of Ballymun / John Montague; title: Driving the vision of regeneration / John Tierney; title: The greening of Ballymun / Peter Wyse Jackson; title: Providing effective access to legal services / Gerry Whyte; title: When all is said and done / Michele Ryan; title: Bridging the 'town and gown' divide / Ronnie Munck and Deiric Ó Broin; title: Fostering an enterprise culture in Ballymun / Ronan King; title: Ballymun: future-proffing with a green community / Duncan Stewart; title: Linking urban regeneration and sustainable development / Anna Davies; title: Ballymun: a new town one again / Ciarán Cuffe; title: A horse of a different colour / Robert Ballagh; title: Heights and consequences / Dermot Bolger; title: The national memory town / John Waters.