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Information and Communication Technologies and their Role in Urban Regeneration

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  • Alan Southern

    (University of Liverpool Management School, Liverpool, UK)

  • Alan Townsend

    (International Centre for Regional Regeneration and Development Studies, Wolfson Research Institute, University of Durham, UK)

Abstract

The idea that information and communication technologies (ICT) can provide a means to regenerate deprived urban areas is still a relatively new concept in the United Kingdom. There is in fact little empirical evidence to demonstrate what actually happens when ICT projects are designed with regeneration in mind. A case study of ICT regeneration is examined here, one funded through the Single Regeneration Budget and operational in an urban area in the North East of England. What became apparent during this study is how the changing policy environment meant other types of ICT initiative came on-stream before the project could firmly establish a position within its community. The authors challenge the logic of this form of activity and demonstrate that even when there seems to be a need to support ICT-led development the sustainability of such projects is highly problematic.

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  • Alan Southern & Alan Townsend, 2005. "Information and Communication Technologies and their Role in Urban Regeneration," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 20(3), pages 266-279, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:loceco:v:20:y:2005:i:3:p:266-279
    DOI: 10.1080/02690940500191109
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    1. Willem Van Winden, 2001. "The End of Social Exclusion? On Information Technology Policy as a Key to Social Inclusion in Large European Cities," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 35(9), pages 861-877.
    2. Alan Southern, 2002. "Can Information and Communication Technologies Support Regeneration?," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 36(6), pages 697-702.
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