{"product_id":"urban-regeneration-and-social-sustainability-isbn-9781405194198","title":"Urban Regeneration and Social Sustainability","description":"Urban regeneration is a key focus for public policy throughout Europe. This book examines social sustainability and analyses its meaning and significance – an area of research which has, until now, been comparatively neglected.  The authors offer a comprehensive European perspective to identify best practice in sustainable urban regeneration in five major cities in Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, and the UK. \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUrban Regeneration \u0026amp; Social Sustainability: best practice from European cities\u003c\/i\u003e examines the extent to which social sustainability is incorporated within urban regeneration projects in the EU, but also investigates how local authorities, developers, investors and other key stakeholders approach sustainability. The book covers the recent economic recession and the growth of responsible investment (RI) and corporate responsibility (CR) agendas of investors and developers. It also provides a thorough analysis of the current metrics and tools used by the public, private and NGO sectors to implement, measure and monitor social sustainability. A range of urban regeneration models and vehicles are reviewed, with a particular emphasis on public private partnerships (PPPs) and EU structural funds, and a new framework for assessing social sustainability is described.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCity-specific case studies examine regeneration projects in which institutional arrangements, financial products and tools, monitoring and measurement systems for social sustainability and stakeholders’ participation in PPPs have delivered successful urban regeneration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive, systematic and authoritative overview of both the scholarly literature and current best practice across Europe makes the book essential reading for researchers and post-graduate students in sustainable development, real estate, geography, urban studies and urban planning, as well as consultants and policy advisors in urban regeneration and the built environment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a comprehensive European perspective, comparing case studies across five cities and identifying best practice in sustainable urban regeneration by focusing on social sustainability\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDefines and shows how social sustainability (a key aspect in sustainable development) can be assessed, measured and monitored within urban regeneration projects\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTakes a real estate ‘institutional’ focus by examining the role of key stakeholders within the property development industry and the public sector\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines detailed studies of urban regeneration projects in Spain (Sant Adria de Besos), Italy (Turin), Netherlands (Rotterdam), Germany (Leipzig), and the UK (Cardiff)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSets the research in the context of the recent economic recession and the growth of responsible investment (RI) and corporate responsibility (CR) agendas of investors and developers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs based on a major three year independent, funded programme of research through the European Investment Bank’s EIBURS programme.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Authors xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributing Authors xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword: Stanley McGreal xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll chapters authored by Andrea Colantonio and Tim Dixon unless otherwise stated\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY AND URBAN REGENERATION 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground and context 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrban regeneration and social sustainability 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAims and objectives 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMethodology for the research 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase study selection 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutline of the book 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Social Sustainability and Sustainable Communities: Towards a Conceptual Framework 18\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is social sustainability? 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraditional and emerging themes and dimensions 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSustainable cities and communities 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Metrics and Tools for Social Sustainability 37\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImpact assessment and social sustainability assessment 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA brief overview of sustainability indicators and social sustainability tools 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraditional social indicators versus emerging social sustainability indicators 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Urban Regeneration: Delivering Social Sustainability 54\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA question of definition 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolution of urban regeneration policy 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResponsible investment practices 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInstitutional involvement in urban regeneration 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePartnership models 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegrating and measuring social sustainability in urban regeneration 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I I SOCIALLY SUSTAINABLE URBAN REGENERATION IN EUROPE 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Integrated Urban Regeneration and Sustainability: Approaches from the European Union 83\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJuliet Carpenter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe EU policy framework 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund to 2006 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe URBAN Community Initiative 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructural Funds 2007–2013 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 The Future Regeneration of Roath Basin, Cardiff Bay 102\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTim Dixon and Austine Ngómbe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistoric perspective 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegeneration policy: Cardiff Bay 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolicy and context: Recent developments 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegeneration of Roath Basin 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 The Regeneration of La Mina – Sant Adriá de Besós 122\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVenere Stefania Sanna and Andrea Colantonio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrban development and decline 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe policy context 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrban regeneration and partnership arrangements 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial sustainability 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 The Regeneration of Turin and Porta Palazzo 143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrban development and decline 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe policy context 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrban regeneration and partnership arrangements 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial sustainability 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 The Regeneration of Rotterdam and the ‘South Pact’ 168\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrban development and decline 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolicy context 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe regeneration of South Rotterdam and partnership arrangements 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial sustainability 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Leipzig East and the Socially Integrative City \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e(‘Soziale Stadt’) Programme 187\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobin Ganser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolicy context 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFunding structures 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePartnership arrangements 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial sustainability 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I I I BEST PRACTICES IN URBAN REGENERATION: CONCLUDING \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePERSPECTIVES 207\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Towards Best Practice and a Social Sustainability Assessment Framework 209\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction and context 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBest practice in social sustainability monitoring systems: igloo’s SRI system 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe social sustainability assessment framework 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Conclusions 240\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSetting the scene: From distressed urban areas to regenerated urban areas? 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocially sustainable urban regeneration policy 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBest approaches and practices to implement and monitor social sustainability 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic–private partnerships and emerging urban regeneration delivery vehicles 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe future of urban regeneration: Moving out of recession and retaining the social dimension 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendices 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Interviews conducted as part of the research process and fieldworks 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Vancouver’s quality of life and social sustainability indicators 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The evolution of sustainable development metrics initiatives by governmental and institutional organisations 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Main CSR and social capital initiatives, tools and techniques 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Assessment of igloo’s SRI policy objectives 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 List of comparative baseline basic indicators for La Mina neighbourhood (2001) 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 309\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eAndrea Colantonio\u003c\/b\u003e is Research Coordinator at LSE Cities, London School of Economics and Political Sciences, London, UK. He is an urban geographer and economist who specialises in the investigation of the complex linkages between urban growth, sustainability and the geographies of development in both developing and developed countries. He has worked and researched in numerous international universities, and he is main author of \u003ci\u003eUrban Tourism and Development in the Socialist State\u003c\/i\u003e, Havana during the 'Special Period' (2006).  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Dixon\u003c\/b\u003e is Director of the Oxford Institute of Sustainable Development (OISD) and Professor of Real Estate in the Department of Real Estate and Construction at Oxford Brookes University. With more than 25 years’ experience of research, education and professional practice in the built environment he is a qualified fellow of the RICS and of the Higher Education Academy, a member of SEEDA’s South East Excellence Advisory Board, as well as the editorial boards of five leading international real estate journals. He has worked on funded collaborative research projects with UK and overseas academics and practitioners and his personal research interests revolve around (1) the sustainability agenda and its impact on property development, investment and occupation, and (2) the impact of ICT on commercial property and real estate markets. The research is based on a strong interdisciplinary approach which incorporates policy and practice impacts, and futures thinking. He is also a member of the CORENET Sustainability Working Group, and a member of the Steering Group for the ‘Future of Cities’ Research programme, based in the James Martin 21st Century School at Oxford University. In 2009 he was awarded Honorary Fellow status of the Institute of Green Professionals.\u003c\/p\u003e \"Regeneration is a difficult task with multiple ambitions and multiple problems. This book manages successfully to draw lessons from a series of case studies to bring out lessons for the slippery concept of social sustainability which will help guide practitioners both in setting up programmes and in monitoring their success.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Bridget Roswell\u003c\/b\u003e, Chief Economic Adviser, Greater London Authority \u003cp\u003e\"The social sustainability agenda is complex and will be instrumental in shaping the future development of our cities and towns over the coming decades. This book, in drawing together the knowledge base on the subject through generic considerations and best practice examples is a major contribution in raising the level of debate on the understanding and interpretation of social sustainability.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eStanley McGreal\u003c\/b\u003e, Director of the Built Environment Research Institute, University of Ulster; Plus Bill Boler, Steve Rayner, Bridget Rosewell, Michael Parkinson and Pooran Desai\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrban regeneration is a key focus for public policy throughout Europe. This book examines social sustainability and analyses its meaning and significance – an area of research which has, until now, been comparatively neglected. The authors offer a comprehensive European perspective to identify best practice in sustainable urban regeneration in five major cities in Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, and the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUrban Regeneration \u0026amp; Social Sustainability: best practice from European cities\u003c\/i\u003e examines the extent to which social sustainability is incorporated within urban regeneration projects in the EU, but also investigates how local authorities, developers, investors and other key stakeholders approach sustainability. The book covers the recent economic recession and the growth of responsible investment (RI) and corporate responsibility (CR) agendas of investors and developers. It also provides a thorough analysis of the current metrics and tools used by the public, private and NGO sectors to implement, measure and monitor social sustainability. 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