Regenerating communities: Women's experiences of urban regeneration

Gosling, VK

Abstract

In the UK, New Labour has placed great emphasis on community-based urban
regeneration as part of its strategy to combat social exclusion. However, there is little
understanding of the ways in which regeneration policies impact on the lives and
communities of ‘socially excluded’ women. This paper draws on qualitative research
into women’s experiences of urban regeneration. It argues that, although local
communities continue to play an important role for many of the women in the research,
regeneration policies can increase exclusion and lead to the destruction of many of these
communities—and in particular that this can have a dramatic impact on women, as
they are more likely to rely on local community support networks than men.

Citation

Gosling, V. (2008). Regenerating communities: Women's experiences of urban regeneration. Urban Studies, 45(3), 607-626. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098007087337

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2008
• Deposit Date: Dec 9, 2011
• Journal: Urban Studies
• Print ISSN: 0042-0980
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 45
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 607-626
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098007087337
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0042098007087337