Sustainable Urban Regeneration

<p>This book provides a deep insight into urban regeneration schemes and explores the parameters of what is deemed a sustainable development before appraising existing schemes’ evaluation models for the sustainable return on investment. The authors present a new practical evaluation tool that suggests quantifiable benefits for all urban regeneration stakeholders.</p><p>This new method enables the gauging of the full sustainable impact from a given outlay of money invested in a housing-led urban regeneration scheme through an evidence-based proof and can be used to:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Better fulfil sustainability criteria in terms of all three aspects of the triple bottom line and contribute in a more sustainable way to address the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal 11</li> <p> </p> <li>Reduce financial waste and plug the gap created by the recent economic shortfall which is impacting on housing associations tenants and communities alike</li> <p> </p> <li>Evaluate historical housing-led urban regeneration schemes and model future schemes.</li> </ul><p>The method can be used as a strategic decision making or management tool with schemes being able to be planned in prioritised or carried out in a targeted and strategic manner; and it can be used for modelling purposes for publicity purposes and alongside existing tools. This book provides a unique method of fully and sustainably evaluating housing-led urban regeneration schemes useful for planners strategic management local authorities housing associations the construction industry and built environment students alike.</p>