Decline, destruction and divides: Active citizenship and regeneration in seaside towns

衰落、破坏和分裂：海滨小镇的积极公民意识和复兴

• 批准号: 2115665
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Durham University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2018 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2115665
• 关键词: Decline; destruction; divides; Active; citizenship

The proposed research will contribute to knowledge on the regeneration of seaside towns, an under-researched area in comparison to cities. It will assess the impacts of the Coastal Community Fund (2012-2021) and consider outcomes of communityled initiatives. A key contribution of the research will be to integrate economic, social, environmental, political and cultural outcomes, and, therefore, provide much needed balance to discourses about regeneration that tend to prioritise economic outcomes. Active citizenship, defined broadly for the purpose of this research as action by residents to improve place and wellbeing, will be explored as an alternative focus for regeneration policy. Harvey's concepts of creative destruction and the neo-liberal mask will be applied to the northern seaside towns of Whitley Bay and Scarborough, determining the extent of uneven development and hidden outcomes associated with regeneration at the local level, within the context of regional postindustrial decline. The methodology draws upon the Marxian mode of analysing society at two levels: firstly what appears to be happening in seaside town regeneration will be identified through secondary data analysis and observation; and secondly, deeper narratives of what is happening beneath the surface, will be identified by adopting participatory methods with stakeholders involved in regeneration. Combining academic and stakeholder knowledge and practice, the research will explore how regeneration policy can evolve to encompass holistic outcomes. Moving beyond the current approach of evaluating the funded phases of policy implementation, the research will develop guidance and resources to enable organisations to evaluate long-term impacts of regeneration.

拟议的研究将有助于了解海滨城镇的再生，与城市相比，这是一个研究不足的领域。它将评估沿海社区基金（2012-2021年）的影响，并审议社区主导的举措的成果。该研究的一个关键贡献将是整合经济，社会，环境，政治和文化成果，因此，提供了急需的平衡，以讨论往往优先考虑经济成果的再生。积极的公民身份，广泛定义为居民的行动，以改善地方和福祉的研究目的，将探讨作为再生政策的另一个重点。哈维的创造性破坏和新自由主义面具的概念将被应用到惠特利湾和斯卡伯勒的北方海滨城镇，确定不平衡发展的程度和隐藏的结果与再生在地方一级，在区域后工业衰退的背景下。该方法借鉴了马克思主义在两个层面上分析社会的模式：首先，将通过二级数据分析和观察来确定海滨城镇再生中出现的情况;其次，将通过与参与再生的利益相关者采用参与式方法来确定表面下发生的事情的更深层次的叙述。结合学术和利益相关者的知识和实践，研究将探讨再生政策如何演变，以涵盖整体成果。超越目前评估政策实施资助阶段的方法，研究将制定指导和资源，使组织能够评估再生的长期影响。