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Challenges and opportunities in developing sustainable communities in the North West of England
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Maliene, Vida, Durney-Knight, Natalie, Sertyesilisik, Begum and Malys, Naglis (2012) Challenges and opportunities in developing sustainable communities in the North West of England. Challenges, Volume 3 (Number 2). pp. 133-152. doi:10.3390/challe3020133 ISSN 2078-1547.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/challe3020133
Abstract
Origins of sustainable communities lie in agendas set in a motion passed by the United Nations nearly forty years ago. As part of a sustainable development strategy and to tackle negative aspects of post industrial cities, in 2003, the UK government launched a Sustainable Communities Plan, accompanied by regional action plans, of which a major objective has been to implement regeneration projects aiming to improve quality of life in several areas of England, including the North West. This paper aims to review sustainable development agendas and to establish what needs to be done to improve quality of life indicators for communities of Stockbridge Village (SV), Murdishaw (M) and Halton Brook (HB) in Knowsley Metropolitan Borough (MBC) and Halton Borough Councils (BC), which have been identified as the most deprived post industrial areas in the North West of England. An investigation has been carried out by comparing the economic, social, physical and environmental indicators. Study findings reveal existing challenges and highlight problems that need to be addressed when implementing sustainable development strategy.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions | ||||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Life Sciences (2010- ) | ||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Sustainable urban development -- England, North West, Community development, Urban -- England, North West, City planning -- England, North West | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Challenges | ||||||||
Publisher: | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, Open Access Publishing | ||||||||
ISSN: | 2078-1547 | ||||||||
Official Date: | 3 August 2012 | ||||||||
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Volume: | Volume 3 | ||||||||
Number: | Number 2 | ||||||||
Number of Pages: | 20 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 133-152 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.3390/challe3020133 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 28 July 2016 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 28 July 2016 |
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