Listening to Communities: Locality Research and Planning

Brendan Murtagh
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Brendan Murtagh: Brendan Murtagh is in the School of Social and Community Science, University of Ulster, Magee College, Northland Road, Londonderry, BT48 7JL, Northern Ireland. Fax: 01504-375402. E mail: bj.murtagh@ulst.ac.uk

Urban Studies, 1999, vol. 36, issue 7, 1181-1193

Abstract: This paper examines the use of community audits in plan formulation. Empirically, it evaluates the development of the strategy to implement the European Union's URBAN Initiative in Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The core method used to determine the content of the plan was a series of semi-structured, in-depth interviews with community groups, tenant associations and voluntary organisations. The paper reviews the approach within the context of normative debates on the need for 'listening' strategies within land-use planning. It concludes by highlighting the importance of qualitative methodologies in opening consultative dialogue and discussion with deprived urban communities.

Date: 1999
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