Urban Regeneration (3)

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Urban Regeneration (3)

• Jacqueline Ansbro

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Aim of the Session

• To develop an understanding of agents of
  regeneration and funding.
• Brief look at Regeneration companies.
• Evaluate Regeneration Schemes

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By the End of this session

• Learners will have explored in detail the
  effectiveness of two regeneration schemes
  providing intensive information concerning there
  development.

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Funding

• The key for urban revitalization lies generally
  in Public and Private Partnerships funding. These
  partnerships take many forms such as formal
  organisations to leading businesses who work
  directly with public officials. Direct subsidies
  from public agencys to private firms can be
  described has public- private partnerships.
  Economic development has emerged has a major
  function of local government and because of this,
  public and private partnership are increasingly
  viewed as a critical tool and economic growth is
  now the central objective of this relationship.

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The Institutional Framework

• The type of partnership and its institutional
  framework made use of in the regeneration process
  depends on the characteristics of the area,
  partnership objectives, the focus of activities
  such as communities, business and environment and
  the relationship between partners.

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There are three institutions where funding comes
from

• The public sector encompasses central government
  departments and institutes such as the Department
  of the Environment, Transport and the regions
  Home office plus English Partnerships. The Public
  sector provides critical financial support,
  subsides grants and tax incentives. It
  contributes knowledge and expertise in Urban
  Planning. They are expected to take the lead in
  urban regeneration, co ordinate and steer the
  process.

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Private Sector

• Private Sector Institutions
• These include investors in banks, Trusts,
  Property Developers and Local businesses. They
  are profit motivated and have an invaluable
  instinct and knowledge about the market. They
  have a good ability to assume risk in property
  development and provide funds that surpass the
  public sector.

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Community based institutions

• These are charitable networks and voluntary
  organisations. They are non profit making and
  provide services and funds. They add value due to
  their extensive knowledge of the area. They act
  as advocates who need to operate independently
  from the government.
• These institutions collaborate at different
  levels to address a variety of issues.

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Sources of Public Finance

• The most significant amount of public money for
  regenerating schemes comes from two sources. The
  Regional development agency and the European
  Union.
• The Regional Development agencies have what is
  known as a single Pot of funding from government.

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Other Sources of Public Funding

• Local Authorities
• Non governmental organisation such as the,
• The Price Trust
• Pea Body Foundation
• National Lottery
• European Union

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Peabody Trust

• This is a private based institution that exist to
  tackle poverty, and to provide good affordable
  housing. Pea body Trust is one of Londons
  housing associations. The Trust oversees the
  Peabody Donation Fund, established by an American
  banker George Peabody in 1862. In 1948 the fund
  was incorporated by an Act of Parliament known as
  the Peabody Trust. It now manages over 19,000
  properties spread across all of Londons
  Boroughs.
• 1A London Architect named Bill Dunster who
  worked for the Peabody Trust wanted to build a
  Net-Zero fossil energy development which consume
  all its energy from renewable sources. Several
  projects collaborated to produce what is today
  known as the Beddington Zero Energy development
  (BEDZED)

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BEDZED)

• BEDZED provides a total of 82 homes and the
  character and size of the homes varies greatly.
  The general layout of the housing units is south
  facing with terraces and large glass openings to
  maximize solar gain. The buildings make extensive
  use of the roofs to provide spaces which takes
  advantage of rain water harvesting and
  biodiversity. The height of the buildings is
  doubled to bring light into the space and for
  solar radiation and all the resources needed for
  the homes are from site.
• Bed Zed used recycled and reclaimed materials
  during construction in which they sourced local
  materials and they employed local people,
  providing other facilities for the community such
  as a nursery and good road links.

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BEDZED

• http//myweb.tiscali.co.uk/doubleplus/cloverleaf_c
  ity/efficient_buildings.htm

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The Regional Development Agency

• The Regional Development Agency (RDA) was
  established under the regional development
  agencies Act in 1998 and was formally launched on
  April 1999. Our primary role is as strategic
  drivers of regional economic development. The
  (RDAs) aim is to coordinate regional economic
  development and regeneration, enabling regions to
  improve their relative competitiveness and reduce
  the unbalances that exist. Under the Regional
  Development Agencies Act 1998, each Agency has
  five purposes which are

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Nine (RDA)

• Advantage West Midlands
• East Midlands Development Agency
• London Development Agency
• North West Development Agency
• One North East
• South East England Development Agencies
• South West England Development Agency
• Yorkshire Forward

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Objectives

• To promote business efficiency
• To further economic development.
• To promote employment.
• To enhance the application of skills.
• To contribute to sustainable development.

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Urban Regeneration Process

• Urban Renewal is the re- development of areas of
  moderate to high density. In the past it was
  typically well known for the destruction of
  businesses and the relocation of people.

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urban regeneration Process

• Now urban regeneration is a market commodity that
  can produce wealth and power for its owners. It
  uses land and government activity to make money
  as place is now seen as a market commodity that
  can produce wealth and power for its owners. Due
  to the strength of the regulation theory,
  government now recognise the benefit of spreading
  its growth back to the whole population. Local
  businesses and people are today seen as a major
  participant in Urban Politics. Cities are
  currently in a position to affect production,
  channel investment and drive local government.

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Information Technology

• information technology offers opportunities to
  recognise production processes To cut provisions
  and to provide a more individualized product.

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Eagan

• According to Eagan, Construction should be
  quality driven. Any less than perfect quality
  results in a loss to society. Companies for
  example should hit targets and do away with loss.
  Reducing loss through ingenuity makes a product
  more sustainable and better quality.

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Quality Design

• Despite growing awareness there is still a need
  however, for establishing not only better quality
  design but also a better knowledge economy
  whereby, the socially excluded parts of a city
  can be integrated through transportation and
  training infrastructure providing even greater
  opportunities for business.

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Silicone Valley

• Silicone Valley is a typical example of ingenuity
  and good quality design. A successful business
  development took place on area located on the San
  Francisco coast. About 40 years ago Stanford
  University had some financial problems which was
  solves by creating a institute centre for high,
  technological, research which supported economic
  developments in the region and which turned out
  to be a complete success. Here was the worlds
  first digital computer, weighing in at 30 tonnes.

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Silicone Valley

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  related

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Provider of incentives.

• The government is now committed to preventing
  crime, Health and the well being of the
  individuals of a community, as demonstrated in
  change 4 Life, which is aimed at encouraging
  parents to give their children better diets, more
  exercise, and to find out whats in their local
  area. Its strategies are to improve education,
  employment and the environment. It has developed
  mortgage, rescue schemes, home ownership, schemes
  and shelter and housing for the homeless.

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Regeneration Companies.

• CABE, CASTLEFORD, NWDA and NEW EAST MANCHESTER
  are all equipped to address issues of towns and
  cities which are under pressure and are
  confronted with various problems which include
  social problems, low quality environment,
  obsolete housing.

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CABE

• The way in which CABE work is that they encourage
  policy makers to create places that are safe and
  efficient to run. They conduct research and run
  campaigns on architecture and design. They
  support public agencies with good design and
  promote better education skills for the built
  environment. A building for life assessment is
  carried out on all the planned and completed
  house developments against the 20 building for
  life criteria, which is a standard that must
  embody CABES vision of functional, attractive and
  sustainable housing.

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ELEVATE

• Elevate are a Housing renewal pathfinder who work
  closely with CABE and English Heritage funded
  programmes that provides advices, training
  programmes and promote standards that must be
  achieved in their projects. These are building
  for life and level (3) Code for Sustainable Homes.

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NWDA

• The NWDA is part of a six star rated school of
  construction and property management at the
  University of Salford. It is the constructing
  excellence centre for the North West. They also
  promote Level (3) code for Sustainable Homes and
  Best Practice developed by BREEAM for the North
  West. Best Practice (BRSEE ) include social,
  environmental and economic options. The goal
  which underpins the agencys vision is to deliver
  economic development.

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(NEM) New East Manchester

• NEM is a partnership initiative between
  Manchester city council NWDA, communities of East
  Lancashire and, English partnership. They aim to
  lead the physical regeneration of the area
  coordinating social and economic initiatives and
  promote the area for new business and residents.
  NEM are successful in gaining top awards in the
  training category for the regeneration Assistants
  project. The aim of the project is to provide
  local residents with the opportunity to gain
  employment and follow a career path in
  regeneration.

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The Thinking behind the Regeneration
Organisations/ Recap

• Carbon- To reduce harmful carbon emissions.
• Waste- To reduce the amount of material taken to
  landfill and reduce waste, re- cycle waste and
  reuse as many materials as possible. Further, to
  minimise the creation of carbon and methane.
• To reduce the demand on water resources through
  initiatives such as rain water harvesting.
• To support a reduction on the reliance on private
  transport thus reducing harmful emissions.
• To ensure that developers build to respond to
  climate change and to create a sense of place in
  their developments.

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Social

• Communities- Ensuring that economic vitality is
  achieved by addressing issues such as social
  problems, educational problems, and providing
  more attractive places to live.
• Business-To ensure that investment in
  developments supports the goals for encouraging
  growth within the community. Employment and
  training.-Ensuring developers provide
  opportunities for the unemployed.
• User Satisfaction and Comfort- To ensure that
  user comfort levels, do not fall below acceptable
  standards.
• Whole Life Cycle- Developers here must consider
  the cost of the buildings including the savings
  made by enhanced energy efficient measures