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Renewing the City through Public Participation and Cultural Activities. The Case Study of Gillet Square, a Community-Led Urban Regeneration Project.

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: This article focuses its attention on inner cities and asks questions about their possible redevelopment.How can an urban regeneration project improve its social innovation effects?We argue that community-led enterprises with social values can drastically improve social innovation in urban regeneration.This article presents the main features of Gillet Square, a project promoted by Hackney Co-operative Developments, a Community Interest Company based in London East End.The nature of the research is qualitative, findings show how a community-led initiative can involve local stakeholders, develop new local assets for and promote social cohesion and inclusion.

Source: Journal of Entrpreneurial and Organizational Diversity

DOI: 10.5947/jeod.2019.001

Author: Michele Bianchi

Institution: University of Urbino

Language: English

Topic: Social Sciences and Governance

Subfield: Urban Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2965127962