Housing-led regeneration and the local impacts of the credit crunch

Gibb, K. and O'Sullivan, A. (2010) Housing-led regeneration and the local impacts of the credit crunch. Local Economy, 25(2), pp. 94-107. (doi: 10.1080/02690941003741085)

Abstract

The current recession has major implicaitons for residential-led activity across the UK. Current funding models are breaking down and the goals of regnereation activity, will, for some time, be uch harder to achieve. The government getting to grips with the big picture is a necessary condition for making future progress with regeneration. In the short term, registered social landlords have a more prominent role in keeping regeneration activity going, and ensuring capacity in the construction sector is not lost. Innovative thinking on funding models for property development in regenreation areas is required. However, recessions pass; regeneration remains about long term structural change, and the reisdential-led approach to regeneration will survive.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: O'Sullivan, Professor Anthony and Gibb, Professor Ken
• Authors: Gibb, K., and O'Sullivan, A.
• Subjects: H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races; H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor; H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Urban Studies
• Journal Name: Local Economy
• Publisher: Routledge (part of Taylor and Francis)
• ISSN: 0269-0942