Using the IMD to map regeneration impact
Here’s a micro-study of Coalfield Regeneration in South Yorkshire by Julie Hanks & Paul Hanks, who use Indices of Deprivation data to analyse change over time in coalfield areas.
Read More »Investing in Deprived Communities
Big Issue Invest (the social investment arm of the The Big Issue) carried out social impact research on behalf of Enterprise Ventures, a venture capital firm that provides loans and finance to small businesses in England and Wales. Working with research consultancy Geoeconomics, Big Issue Invest created a social value[…]
Read More »The Working Neighbourhoods Fund
This was a government fund that ran from 2008-2010. During its course it provided £1.4 billion to 65 local authorities and was targeted through deprivation, at authorities that met at least one of the following criteria: 20% or more of LSOAs in most deprived national decile on IMD 2007 20%[…]
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The sustainability statement for the planned ‘phase two’ extension of the high speed rail link – which would go from Birmingham further north to destinations like Manchester and Leeds – contains a socio-economic appraisal which makes heavy use of deprivation statistics to claim various local development and regeneration opportunities. The[…]
Read More »The Single Regeneration Budget
The Single Regeneration Budget (SRB) ran from 1995-2001. It pulled together different government programmes and funding streams to try and simplify funding and better support local regeneration projects. According to a 2007 assessment by the Cambridge Department of Land Economy about £26 billion was spent in total with £5.7 billion from the SRB[…]
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