Understanding Area-based Regeneration: The New Deal for Communities Programme in England

Paul Lawless, Michael Foden, Ian Wilson and Christina Beatty
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Paul Lawless: Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research, Sheffield Hallam University, Unit 10 Science Park, Howard Street, Sheffield, S1 1WB, UK, p.l.lawless@shu.ac.uk
Michael Foden: Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research, Sheffield Hallam University, Unit 10 Science Park, Howard Street, Sheffield, S1 1WB, UK, m.foden@shu.ac.uk,
Ian Wilson: Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research, Sheffield Hallam University, Unit 10 Science Park, Howard Street, Sheffield, S1 1WB, UK, i.wilson@shu.ac.uk
Christina Beatty: Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research, Sheffield Hallam University, Unit 10 Science Park, Howard Street, Sheffield, S1 1WB, UK, c.beatty@shu.ac.uk

Urban Studies, 2010, vol. 47, issue 2, 257-275

Abstract: The New Deal for Communities (NDC) programme is an ambitious English area-based initiative which aims, over 10 years, to transform 39 deprived neighbourhoods in relation to six outcomes: crime, education, health, worklessness, housing and the community. Data indicate modest programme-wide change against benchmarks. Evidence is used to examine the validity of the programme’s four design parameters: a 10-year horizon is necessary to achieve change; holistic regeneration can help to achieve cross-outcome change; working with other agencies and having other overlapping ABIs helps change; and, having the community at the heart of the initiative enhances outcomes. Findings in relation to these design features have wider applicability across area regeneration policy.

Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1177/0042098009348324

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