Waterfront Redevelopment: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Policy-making Process within the Chatham Maritime Project

Keith Jacobs
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Keith Jacobs: Housing and Community Research Unit, School of Sociology and Social Work, University of Tasmania, PO Box 252-17, Hobart, TAS 70001, Australia, Keith.Jacobs@utas.edu.au

Urban Studies, 2004, vol. 41, issue 4, 817-832

Abstract: The redevelopment of the former naval dockyards in Chatham is one of the largest regeneration sites in the UK and is widely seen as a high-profile flagship project aimed at encouraging business investment. This paper utilises the Chatham redevelopment project as a basis from which to discuss recent developments in UK policy. It draws upon the methods of critical discourse analysis in order to discuss particular tensions within the project in the context of central-local government relations, partnership arrangements, project implementation and marketing. The paper's conclusion is that, in spite of the initiatives established to devolve decision-making and establish regional autonomy, property-led development projects in the UK are likely to remain tightly controlled with only limited scope for community groups to exert influence.

Date: 2004
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