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Renewing Neighbourhoods
Stephen Syrett
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Description for Renewing Neighbourhoods
Paperback. Through a combination of original research and a wide ranging review of recent research and policy practice, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the economic development issues central to the renewal of deprived neighbourhoods. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JP; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 478.
Jobs and enterprise are critical to creating viable neighbourhoods. Yet much recent policy activity aimed at the regeneration of deprived neighbourhoods has had only a marginal impact on the economic challenges presented by areas of concentrated disadvantage. This book directly addresses the economic development issues central to neighbourhood renewal, drawing on the authors' original research and wide-ranging analysis of recent academic theory and policy practice. Their critical examination of the economic problems of deprived areas, and the range of employment and enterprise-related policy initiatives and governance arrangements that have attempted to address them, offers informed insights into what does and ... Read more
Jobs and enterprise are critical to creating viable neighbourhoods. Yet much recent policy activity aimed at the regeneration of deprived neighbourhoods has had only a marginal impact on the economic challenges presented by areas of concentrated disadvantage. This book directly addresses the economic development issues central to neighbourhood renewal, drawing on the authors' original research and wide-ranging analysis of recent academic theory and policy practice. Their critical examination of the economic problems of deprived areas, and the range of employment and enterprise-related policy initiatives and governance arrangements that have attempted to address them, offers informed insights into what does and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861348616
SKU
V9781861348616
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Ref
99-50
About Stephen Syrett
Stephen Syrett is Professor of Local Economic Development at the Centre for Enterprise and Economic Development Research (CEEDR) at Middlesex University. He has researched and published widely on issues of urban regeneration and local economic development policy in the UK and Europe. David North is Professor of Regional Development and Head of the Centre for Enterprise and Economic Development Research ... Read more
Reviews for Renewing Neighbourhoods
"This book serves very well as a careful evaluation and critique of the economic aspects of neighbourhood policy... It distinguishes itself in a crowded market place of regeneration texts by its clear economic focus. This an excellent resource for scholars and practitioners who remain interested in the prospects for more equal spatial outcomes. I definitely recommend it as a core ... Read more