Urban Regeneration and Resilience: Evaluating the Impact of Regeneration Projects on Social Resilience in Glasgow’s Sighthill

2018 ◽  
pp. 10-53
Author(s):  
Yasser Majdi Khaldi
Keyword(s):  
Urban Regeneration ◽  
Social Resilience ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals The Importance of the Participatory Dimension in Urban Resilience Improvement Processes

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 7305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria LopezDeAsiain ◽  
Vicente Díaz-García
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Economic ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Urban Regeneration ◽  
Urban Resilience ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Regeneration Processes

This article discusses the approach adopted by the researchers into citizen participation in urban regeneration actions and projects. It describes the concepts of sustainability and habitability in relation to the urban environment and architecture within the framework of improving the resilience of our cities through the circular economy and decarbonisation processes in architecture. The authors review the participatory dimension of different urban regeneration actions carried out in Spain and the impact of this dimension on the results obtained by environmental, economic and social urban improvements. They then define possible strategies and methodological tools for integrating this dimension into traditional urban regeneration processes. The article presents case studies and their specific characteristics, and draws conclusions about their effectiveness and relevance. It also compares citizen-led interventions with interventions led by public administrations. Lastly, the authors analyse the potential reasons for success in these processes and projects, identifying weaknesses and proposing possible strategies for future development by researchers.

scholarly journals The significance of grassroots and inclusive innovation in harnessing social entrepreneurship and urban regeneration

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 667-686
Author(s):  
Abel Duarte Alonso ◽  
Seng Kiat Kok ◽  
Seamus O'Brien ◽  
Michelle O'Shea
Keyword(s):  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Urban Regeneration ◽  
Human Dimensions ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Human Dimension ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Inclusive Innovation ◽  
Grassroots Innovations ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the dimensions of inclusive and grassroots innovations operationalised by a social enterprise and the impact of these activities on urban regeneration. To this end, the case of Homebaked in Liverpool, UK, is presented and discussed. Design/methodology/approach Face-to-face interviews with members of Homebaked’s management, staff and volunteers were conducted; the interviews were complemented with on-site observations and review of archival information of the social enterprise. Findings The data gathered revealed the organisation’s involvement in both types of innovation as a means to achieve long-term urban regeneration related goals. For instance, innovative, strategic and human dimensions, together with the human dimension emerged as key ways of innovating. The impacts of innovative practices comprised encouraging inclusiveness among residents and non-residents, with approaches including hands-on training workshops, job and volunteering opportunities being predominant. Originality/value First, the study advances the theoretical and applied understanding of grassroots and inclusive innovation in the context of a social enterprise. For instance, an innovative/strategic and human dimension emerged as predominant ways in which grassroots and inclusive innovation elements were manifested. These dimensions were based on technology uptake, implementation of new product/service concepts or harnessing the skills of local and non-local individuals. Similarly, four dimensions associated with the impacts of these types of innovation were revealed. Second, the study addresses acknowledged gaps in the literature, particularly regarding the limited contributions illuminating processes and determinants of innovation among social enterprises.

Break Even Analysis for the Financial Verification of Urban Regeneration Projects

2013 ◽  
Vol 438-439 ◽  
pp. 1830-1835 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierluigi Morano ◽  
Francesco Tajani
Keyword(s):  
Southern Italy ◽  
Financial Analysis ◽  
Urban Regeneration ◽  
Early Design ◽  
Financial Feasibility ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Early Design Stages ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Operational Aspects ◽  
Brownfield Site

The involvement of the private investor in urban regeneration projects makes the verification of the financial feasibility of the initiative inevitable. Thus, the applicability of Break Even Analysis (BEA) is tested in this study. BEA is a financial analysis technique that allows to study the impact that technical, economic and organizational decisions may have on the financial feasibility of the project. The main methodological and operational aspects of BEA are discussed, with the application of an urban regeneration of a former brownfield site located in a city of Southern Italy being developed. The success of the experiment confirms the possibility to use BEA for the financial analysis of projects, especially in the early design stages.

scholarly journals The impact of urban regeneration programmes on health and health-related behaviour: Evaluation of the Dutch District Approach 6.5 years from the start

PLoS ONE ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. e0177262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annemarie Ruijsbroek ◽  
Albert Wong ◽  
Anton E. Kunst ◽  
Carolien van den Brink ◽  
Hans A. M. van Oers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Regeneration ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Health Related Behaviour ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Questioning Technology in the Development of a Resilient Higher Education

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 343-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Hall ◽  
Joss Winn
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Action ◽  
Open Education ◽  
Peak Oil ◽  
Social Resilience ◽  
Future Scenario ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
Sociocultural Practices ◽  
The Impact

This article considers the impact that peak oil and climate change may have on the future of higher education. In particular, it questions the role of technology in supporting the provision of a higher education which is resilient to a scenario both of energy depletion and the need to adapt to the effects of global warming. One emerging area of interest from this future scenario might be the role of technology in addressing more complex learning futures, and more especially in facilitating individual and social resilience, or the ability to manage and overcome disruption. However, the extent to which higher education practitioners can utilise technology to this end is framed by their approaches to the curriculum, and the sociocultural practices within which they are located. The authors discuss how open education might enable learners to engage with uncertainty through social action within a form of higher education that is more resilient to economic, environmental and energy-related disruptions. It asks whether more open higher education can be (re)claimed by users and communities within specific contexts and curricula, in order to engage with an increasingly uncertain world.

scholarly journals Chronic exposure to a neonicotinoid pesticide and a synthetic pyrethroid in full-sized honey bee colonies

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Odemer ◽  
Peter Rosenkranz
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Honey Bee ◽  
Chronic Exposure ◽  
Agricultural Landscape ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Synthetic Pyrethroid ◽  
Social Resilience ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Bee Colonies

ABSTRACTIn the last decade, the use of neonicotinoid insecticides increased significantly in the agricultural landscape and meanwhile considered a risk to honey bees. Besides the exposure to pesticides, colonies are treated frequently with various acaricides that beekeepers are forced to use against the parasitic mite Varroa destructor. Here we have analyzed the impact of a chronic exposure to sublethal concentrations of the common neonicotinoid thiacloprid (T) and the widely used acaricide τ-fluvalinate (synthetic pyrethroid, F) - applied alone or in combination - to honey bee colonies under field conditions. The population dynamics of bees and brood were assessed in all colonies according to the Liebefeld method. Four groups (T, F, F+T, control) with 8-9 colonies each were analyzed in two independent replications, each lasting from spring/summer until spring of the consecutive year. In late autumn, all colonies were treated with oxalic acid against Varroosis. We could not find a negative impact of the chronic neonicotinoid exposure on the population dynamics or overwintering success of the colonies, irrespective of whether applied alone or in combination with τ-fluvalinate. This is in contrast to some results obtained from individually treated bees under laboratory conditions and confirms again an effective buffering capacity of the honey bee colony as a superorganism. Yet, the underlying mechanisms for this social resilience remain to be fully understood.

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