Active Communities
Involving Communities in Urban and Rural Regeneration: A Guide for Practitioners
“Involving Communities in Urban and Rural Regeneration: A Guide for Practitioners” (DETR 1997) is a practical manual of advice to those responsible for regeneration activity at the local level on how to set about involving the community. Its principles are directly applicable to the business of getting communities involved in crime reduction activity
The manual seeks to provide guidance on questions such as:
Who should we be seeking to involve in working up ideas for projects in our area? How do we identify them? How do we find out what improvements are wanted by those living on this estate/in this area/village?
What level of involvement from the community should we be seeking in managing the project? How do we set about generating interest and involvement?
It is written for all those involved in planning and organising regeneration programmes [regeneration encompassing measures to reduce crime and the fear of crime]. Current regeneration programmes are led by partnerships that typically comprise representatives of:
local authorities
community organisations
TECs
voluntary organisations
other statutory bodies
the private sector
The manual has 5 sections:
Part 1: Principles of community involvement
Part 2: Community involvement at each stage of the regeneration process
Part 3: Techniques for involving the community
Part 4: Involving ethnic minorities, faith communities and young people
Part 5: Involvement in local authority-wide programmes
Getting a copy
To obtain a copy of “Involving Communities in Urban and Rural Regeneration: A Guide for Practitioners” (September 1997. ISBN 1 85 112048 3) are available through the following address:
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Publications Sales Centre
Unit 21, Goldthorpe Industrial Estate
Goldthorpe
Rotherham
S63 9BL
Tel. 01709 891318
Fax 01709 881673
Alternatively the manual can be ordered from any good bookseller.
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Last update: Friday, August 22, 2008