The Civic University: Universities in the leadership and management of place

John Goddard & Louise Kempton, Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies, Newcastle University

Year of publication: 2016

The report reviews contemporary university civic engagement and the role of universities in the leadership and management of 'place'.

Topic: Anchor institutions, Culture, Economy, Equality, Placemaking, Regeneration, Society, Value

Type: Report

Landscapes of helping: Kindliness in neighbourhoods and communities

Joseph Rowntree Foundation (Meg Allen, Helen Spandler, Yvonne Prendergast and Lynn Froggett)

Year of publication: 2015

Focusing on a case study of Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire, the report identifies factors that may inhibit or encourage kindliness in communities. These includes: Making kindness palatable with maintenance of personal independence and dignity meaning people were more likely to ask for help Nurturing bonds of individuals within the community and across different sections of the community Creating a shared myth to unify people around common interests Building common causes Hubs of helping with an identified focal point for people to share information and make contact with others Third spaces created for people to come into daily informal contact to promote sociability and trust Creating kinder economies through social enterprises

Topic: Anchor institutions, Placemaking, Society

Type: Report

People, culture, place: The role of culture in placemaking

Local Government Association and Chief Cultural & Leisure Officers Association

Year of publication: 2017

Ten case studies of local authorities using art and culture to deliver positive outcomes in their area, such as changes in education, wellbeing, economic growth and community cohesion in their area. The publication draws together best practice to help decision makers better understand their role in championing placemaking.

Topic: Anchor institutions, Culture, Economy, Health, Infrastructure, Placemaking

Type: Report

Local Health

Public Health England

Year of publication: Ongoing

Public Health England's primary display and reporting tool for small area data. Local Health presents data for small areas: middle super output areas (MSOAs) and electoral wards. The tool also provides data for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), local authorities, and England as a whole.

Topic: Equality, Health, Placemaking, Society

Urban green spaces and health: a review of evidence

WHO

Year of publication: 2016

This report offers a review of the existing evidence on the health effects of green space in urban areas alongside a summary of health‐relevant measures of green space availability, accessibility and usage.

Topic: Environment, Health, Infrastructure, Placemaking

Type: Report

Briefing on Public Realm

What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth

Year of publication: 2014

This briefing from the What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth covers the evidence for public realm interventions for improving the local economy. Public realm interventions cover a broad range of activities, from landscaping an existing park or public garden to cleaning up undesired graffiti and street rubbish, or erecting statues and improving pedestrian access to improve a town centre shopping district.

Topic: Environment, Placemaking, Regeneration, Society

Type: Report

Housing Communities: What People Want

Prince’s Foundation

Year of publication: 2014

Summary of what community consultations ran by Prince’s Foundation has found communities want when considering three different types of development: estate regeneration; city and town centre regeneration; and urban extensions.

Topic: Placemaking, Regeneration, Society

Type: Report

Regeneration revival: Making housing-led regeneration work across England

Ben Pattison, Peter Tyler, Peter Wells, Ian Wilson

Year of publication: 2016

This report provides an evidence base to support the work of the national advisory panel on housing-led regeneration. The advisory panel informed the estate regeneration national strategy launched by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government in December 2016.

Topic: Economy, Placemaking, Regeneration

Type: Report

Assessing the social and economic impact of affordable housing investment

Frontier Economics

Year of publication: 2014

Literature review and framework for assessing the economic impact of public capital investment in new affordable housing. The review finds that affordable housing supports multiple social objectives and individual outcomes. These include improved self-rated health, prevention of crime, improved labour market outcomes, higher life satisfaction, with good housing creating conditions for better educational outcomes and community cohesion.

Topic: Economy, Placemaking, Regeneration, Society, Value

Type: Report

Building for Life 12 The sign of a good place to live

Cabe at the Design Council, Design for Homes and the Home Builders Federation, supported by Nottingham Trent University

Year of publication: 2012

The Building for Life 12 (BfL12) guidelines were published in September 2012. BfL12 is the third version of the guide for developers and local authorities, revised to suit the reformed planning system under the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and Localism Act.

Topic: Placemaking, Regeneration, Urban design

Type: Report