Regenerating Deprived Urban Areas - 9781447310785

Regenerating Deprived Urban AreasA Cross National Analysis of Area-Based Initiatives\nAuthor(s): Rene Peter Hohmann\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bristol University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Policy Press\nISBN-13: 9781447310785, 978-1447310785\nSynopsis\nIn the face of continuing challenges of urban decline, an increasing local policy activism can be observed in a number of European countries. The implementation of area-based initiatives (ABIs) for deprived urban areas, such as the New Deal for Communities in England and the Social City Programme in Germany, is an example of these New Localism(s). ABIs can be seen as test-beds for new forms of urban governance seeking to foster an active participation of residents and the voluntary sector. \n\nBased upon comparative research in two cities, Bristol in England and Duisburg in Germany, this book is the first to cross-nationally compare the impacts of ABIs in two deprived urban areas in England and Germany. It evaluates the impacts.