Case Studies in University-Led Urban Regeneration

University College London

Year of publication: 2015

In looking for a new site in East London, UCL commissioned a piece of research into existing examples of university-led urban regeneration. The study meant the university's estates strategy could be informed by, and respond to, strong traditions of critical urban scholarship and practice.

Topic: Anchor institutions, Placemaking, Urban design

Type: case study

Economic segregation in England: Causes, consequences and policy

Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF)

Year of publication: 2005

This report looks into successive governments aspirations to achieve a sustainable mix of tenures and incomes. It addresses questions of why integration has been so difficult to achieve in practice and draws conclusions for future policy.

Topic: Equality, Placemaking, Society

Type: Report

Gentrification and Social Mixing: Towards an Inclusive Urban Renaissance?

Loretta Lees

Year of publication: 2008

This paper investigates the ‘uneasy cohabitation’ between gentrification and social mix and challenges the notion that gentrification will help increase the social capital and social cohesion of inner-city communities.

Topic: Equality, Placemaking, Regeneration, Society, Urban design

Type: paper

Changing places, changing lives: Assessing the impact of housing association regeneration

Goldsmiths, University of London – Centre for Community and Urban Research

Year of publication: 2013

This research, commissioned by L&Q, aims to better identify and evidence the ‘impact’ of the work of housing associations on communities and the neighbourhoods they live in.

Topic: Placemaking, Regeneration, Society, Urban design

Type: Report

Uneven growth: tackling city decline

JRF

Year of publication: 2016

The report finds that some cities are falling behind on growth relative to the rest of the UK. The research sought to understand specific economic and social conditions that led to the relative decline of cities and the tailored policies required in response to this.

Topic: Economy, Equality, Infrastructure, Placemaking

Type: Report

Building better places

House of Lords Select Committee on National Policy for the Built Environment

Year of publication: 2016

This report was produced by The Select Committee on National Policy for the Built Environment which was appointed by the House of Lords on 11 June 2015 “to consider the development and implementation of national policy for the built environment”.

Topic: Placemaking, Urban design

Type: Report

Place-based leadership: A new perspective on urban regeneration

Robin Hambleton

Year of publication: 2015

This paper explores the role of place-based leadership in modern urban governance.

Topic: Placemaking, Regeneration, Society

Type: paper

Together for Communities - experiences from partnerships, transforming neighbourhoods

HACT

Year of publication: 2011

This report captures the learning from the 12 partnerships established between community anchors and housing associations in the HACT Together for Communities project launched in early 2011.

Topic: Anchor institutions, Regeneration, Society, Partnerships

Type: Report

Measuring social sustainability in Sutton

Social Life

Year of publication: 2014

This report summarises the development and testing of the social sustainability assessment tool for the London Borough of Sutton.

Topic: Culture, Health, Infrastructure, Placemaking, Regeneration, Society, Value

Type: Report

Design for Social Sustainability: A framework for creating thriving new communities

Future Communities

Year of publication: 2011

This report seeks to explore what we can learn from the UK and internationally, about what makes some communities succeed and others fail.

Topic: Environment, Placemaking, Regeneration, Society, Urban design

Type: Report