Key ingredients for a collaborative urban regeneration strategy in the Global South

The paper documents the development of a collaborative regeneration strategy for a marginalised community in Cape Town that was led by a Non-Profit Company (NPC). NPC's vision for the strategy was to incorporate key inputs from the community to unlock the economic potential of the area and prom...

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Published in:Construction economics and building 2020, Vol.20 (2), p.150-164
Main Authors: Boyle, Luke, Michell, Kathy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Citizen participation
City planning
Collaboration
Collaborative Urban Regeneration
Community
Community involvement
Developing countries
Focus groups
Global South
Infrastructure
LDCs
Local government
Low income groups
Marginalised Communities
Non-State Actors
Political aspects
Population
Poverty
Public Participation
Sustainability
Urban areas
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Urban renewal
Urbanization
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Summary:The paper documents the development of a collaborative regeneration strategy for a marginalised community in Cape Town that was led by a Non-Profit Company (NPC). NPC's vision for the strategy was to incorporate key inputs from the community to unlock the economic potential of the area and promote upliftment. A case study methodology was adopted which included a series of interviews and community engagement workshops. The research aimed to identify the key ingredients required to drive collaborative urban regeneration in marginalised communities in the global south. The study established that in the absence of effective leadership and service delivery from local authorities the community feel disenfranchised as their community is not seen as an immediate priority. There was a deep-rooted mistrust in the process being driven by the NPC and the visioning process was met with resistance and suspicion. The engagement process lacked depth/scope and reflected a top-down approach. It is concluded that fundamental ingredients for effective collaborative urban regeneration is trust between the key stakeholders, a diverse assortment of expertise and skills, and an in-depth engagement process. Without these factors urban regeneration is likely to only entrench the complex urban issues it seeks to reconcile.
ISSN:2204-9029
2204-9029
DOI:10.5130/AJCEB.v20i2.6650