University of Glasgow

UNIVERSITY of GLASGOW

CPPR

Regeneration & Economic Development

For the last 25 years there has been a dramatic growth of policies, programmes and projects to promote local   economic development and area regeneration within UK towns, cities and regions.  Scotland has often led such change and there have been different institutional arrangements and resource commitments to this area of activity across regions and cities.

This project involves a number of elements:

  • identifying different structures of government/governance in relation to regeneration and local economic development (including identifying and assessing the very different structures found across the UK regions)
  • examining the ways in which  area economic regeneration is fostered
  • determining the appropriate scale of geographical action, incentive structures for effective delivery, management systems for monitoring delivery and the methods for building effective economic development partnerships
  • understanding the benefits, costs and consequences of neighbourhood level change.

Currently, the Regeneration and Economic Development Theme is focusing on neighbourhoods, especially how the economic regenerationof neighbourhoods is attained, in order to develop policy suggestions to bring about sustained renewal of disadvantaged areas.  The scope of analysis is UK-wide and employs a number of complementary research approaches, including quantitative statistical analysis and detailed case studies.

Ongoing research projects include: 

  • examining the ways in which city economic development and regeneration is fostered, including looking at opportunities presented by corporate social responsibility (CSR) in contributing to regeneration
  • assessing the implications of different models the housing stock transfer for  neighbourhood regeneration
  • a  statistical analysis of the extent to which employment and unemployment gaps between the most disadvantaged areas have changed over time
  • miscellaneous Studies Reviewing structures and processes for delivering area economic regeneration.

Outputs

Trebeck, K (2007)
"Stakeholder Capitalism: Panacea or Problematic Pretender?" Paper presented to Poverty and Capital Conference, University of Manchester, 2 – 4 July 2007, Manchester
Trebeck Manchester Conference Paper 2007

Trebeck, K (2007)
"Human Resource Development - Why and How Do Companies Get Involved?"  Paper Presented to 8th International Conference on Human Resource Development Research and Practice Across Europe 27th to 29 June 2007, Oxford 
Trebeck Oxford Conference Paper 2007

Trebeck, K (2007)
Private Sector Contribution to Regeneration: Concepts, Actions and Synergies  
CPPR Working Paper 9

Trebeck, K & McGregor, A
29 May 2007
Viewing Corporate Social Responsibility through the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach: Can Companies Make a Difference to Regeneration?
Trebeck Seminar Slides

Trebeck, K. (2007)
Looking at Private Sector Contribution to Regeneration: Problems, Objectives, Concepts and Measurement
CPPR Working Paper 7

Trebeck, K. and McGregor, A.
May 16, 2006 Seminar
Business Opportunity with Regeneration Benefits?
May 2006 Presentation Slides

Gibb, K. (2005)
The Social Housing Quasi-Market
Discussion Paper 4.

Gibb, K. (forthcoming)
September 2006
Eurolab presentation

Gibb, K. (forthcoming)
January 10, 2007 Seminar at Sheffield Hallam University
'The efficient regulation of social housing?'.

Project Team

Project Co-ordinator:  Professor Alan McGregor and Professor Kenneth Gibb

Project Team:  Dr Katherine Trebeck