- 1. Urban renewal:Innovation not war David Barrie
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- Building networks of people and projects
- Fostering new relationships
- Creating better city experiences
- Improving quality of life
- Creating opportunities for creativity
- Generating financial investment
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- Public-private partnerships
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- Urban agriculture project: Middlesbrough, Tees Valley
- Public realm improvement project: Castleford, Yorkshire
- Social renewal and community cohesion project: Cardiff,
Wales
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- Value of new ways of improving the city
- New ways of getting people involved in their city
- Seeing city development as the product of a social process
- New pathways to economic prosperity
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- 61 growing groups, 250 growing sites, 1000 new urban farmers,
750 playground participants, 6000 visitors to town meal, 2500
guests
- Project repeat 2008 - and larger
- Adapted spatial plan for use of public spaces in town
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42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. Alison Drake Chair, Castleford Heritage
Group Former Primary School Teacher 49. Wendy Rayner Vice-chair,
Castleford Riverside Group Former cook in old peoples home 50.
Rheta Davison Secretary, Custyke Community Group Former cleaner 51.
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in a skipConcept Simon Thackray.Produced by The Shed.Photo: Tony
Bartholomew 66. 67. Lol Coxhill in a skipConcept Simon
Thackray.Produced by The Shed.Photo: Tony Bartholomew 68. 69. 70.
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- Over 10,000 people involved in process of urban renewal
- 3 new community groups formed, now in their fifth year
- 100,000 (4m ) first grant -> 14.5m (623 ) capital programme
-> 230m (9,891m ) new external investment
- Four projects now in second phase
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- Unofficial mayors project team
- Media: (micro) blogging, pageflakes, wiki
- Postmen, taxi drivers, small businesses
- Workshops: Construction Skills, Housing and Healthcare
policy
- Development of meanwhile uses
- Development of public realm on site
- Resource for design development
- New public management on site
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- Local government looking out
- Creating new entrepreneurs
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- Create holistic network for change
81. 82. We have idols but no models to follow. You have to
define your own model.- Nicolas Ghesquiere, Balenciaga 83. 84.
David Barrie [email_address] http://davidbarrie.typepad.com