Renewing the City through Public Participation and Cultural Activities. The Case Study of Gillet Square, a Community-Led Urban Regeneration Project

Michele Bianchi ()
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Michele Bianchi: University “Carlo Bo” of Urbino, Department of Economics, Society and Politics

Journal of Entrepreneurial and Organizational Diversity, 2019, vol. 8, issue 1, 1-21

Abstract: This article focuses its attention on inner cities and asks questions about their possible redevelopment. How can an urban regeneration project improve its social innovation effects? We argue that community-led enterprises with social values can drastically improve social innovation in urban regeneration. This article presents the main features of Gillet Square, a project promoted by Hackney Co-operative Developments, a Community Interest Company based in London East End. The nature of the research is qualitative, findings show how a community-led initiative can involve local stakeholders, develop new local assets for and promote social cohesion and inclusion.

Keywords: Community interest company; Urban regeneration; Social innovation; Citizens' engagement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I31 O35 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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