Swimming against the tide: a study of a neighbourhood trying to rediscover its ‘reason for being’– the case of South Bank, Redcar and Cleveland

McGuinness, David, Greenhalgh, Paul, Davidson, Gill, Robinson, Fred and Braidford, Paul (2011) Swimming against the tide: a study of a neighbourhood trying to rediscover its ‘reason for being’– the case of South Bank, Redcar and Cleveland. In: Regional Studies Association Annual International Conference, 17-20 April 2011, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

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Abstract

Many of the programmes and initiatives to regenerate deprived neighbourhoods appear to have had limited lasting impact. It has been argued that one reason for this is that we still have little real understanding of the nature and scale of the problems some communities face (Bernt, 2009). This paper attempts to add to our knowledge through close study of an area with multiple problems and a history of failed regeneration attempts. An in-depth case study undertaken to explore the current situation and future prospects of South Bank, a small neighbourhood in the North East of England, highlights transferable knowledge which may be applied to other regeneration areas.

The analysis considers the nature and consequences of industrial decline; entrenched deprivation; the stigmatization of communities; the value of community consultation and the potential impact of retail-led regeneration. We question whether negative stigma attached to places can be changed and we ask what the future may hold for deprived communities now that public sector funding has largely dried up, and we consider an alternative approach: the potential impacts of private sector retail-led regeneration in the absence of public sector funding.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Urban regeneration, deprived areas, managed decline, community consultation, retail-led regeneration, eco-homes
Subjects: K200 Building
K400 Planning (Urban, Rural and Regional)
K900 Others in Architecture, Building and Planning
Department: Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Architecture and Built Environment
Depositing User: Ellen Cole
Date Deposited: 08 Dec 2011 16:57
Last Modified: 17 Dec 2023 13:20
URI: https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/3943

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