| The publishing of a ReUrbA Bulletin just before Christmas offers us an excellent opportunity to wish you (and each other) an inspiring Christmas Day and a promising New Year; we wish for 2005 to be a year full of readily adoptable, urban regeneration initiatives!
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Residents from 17 EU countries
compare notes on urban regeneration
On November 26 en 27, two hundred residents from urban regeneration areas throughout Europe gathered in Rotterdam to compare notes on residents' participation in urban regeneration; a conference within the framework of the ReUrbA project. Using their various experiences in this field, the participants formulated recommendations for local politicians, project managers and residents. One of them: residents' participation will be more successful if used in relatively small projects. Smaller projects lead more often to tangible results that are necessary to encourage residents' involvement.
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"Urban regeneration projects
should be more user-oriented"
"Urban regeneration projects are not all that user-oriented. In many areas of contemporary society it is a matter of course to focus on the needs of your customers and the users of your services. In this respect, urban regeneration lags behind."
As the new ReUrbA² project manager, Mr. Mark Reede sets out to use this European project for urban regeneration as an incentive for a new approach. "In co-operation with the project partners, of course. We have to move quickly though, because any mistakes in urban regeneration will be fixed in
bricks and mortar
for a long period of time."
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Social landlords and urban regeneration:
'Help us to exchange our experiences'
For some time now housing associations (social landlords) do not only deal with letting houses. In order to keep residential areas attractive and healthy social investments are as important as physical urban regeneration. But how do we do that? At an international theme meeting of ReUrbA² (29 and 30 November 2004, Rotterdam, The Netherlands) it appeared that social landlords really want to learn from each other's experiences. "But we do need help." |
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