New Report: Aberdeen TGWU ACTS Branch commissioned the European Services Strategy Unit to undertake a critical evaluation of Aberdeen Futures and the city’s community planning participation framework. The objective was to assess the extent to which the scope of participation had resulted in a shift of power in the decision making process and to identify…

Provides an overview of the government’s regeneration policy framework and development strategies, focusing on the increasing role of the private sector. It discusses the implications of a market-driven planning system and mixed communities and sets out an agenda for community strategies (Commissioned by the West End Community Development Consortium, Newcastle, 2006, revised edition March 2008).