Regeneration case Study Ballymun Estate
Introduction
This essay will give brief history of urban regeneration in Ireland, it will identify the key stakeholders (participant) that involved in the regeneration process, and this essay will describe the engagement of the community. It will also explain the structure of the regeneration process, and the background of social problems; it will go further to brief the role of the community worker.
History of urban regeneration in Ireland
‘Ireland socio economic history in the twentieth century saw it successively change the basis of its mode of development within a relatively short space of time’ (Bissett 2008, p11). In the early twentieth by being a pre-industrial society, in brief period of industrialisation that Ireland went through, but now some as considered to be pre-industrial society. Urban regeneration in Ireland has now taken place by change the situation of the developing economy and to modernise Irish society.
‘In 1960s ‘Myles Wright’ planning strategy of new towns on the edge of the city to accommodate increasing population in the future, i.e. Tallaght, Clondalkin/Lucan Blanchardstown and Ballymun’ (Bissett 2008, p. 12). During that time Dublin city centre was abandoned and almost undeveloped, within 1969-70 the last social housing flat complex that built in the city was St. Michael’s Estate. Inside the 1986 Urban Renewal and finance Acts provided structure to developed new model of regeneration. In the city particular area were chosen for renewal and developers, it were going to continue to encourage completing by providing the important of tax inducement for development. Department of Finance and Department of the Environment were the two states that coordinated the chang...
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... for community replacements to drug-taking that is the reason of the project. Originally, the Project struggled to see to the needs of the youth population; the youth families and friends, the specific needs of drug-taking youth, and the need for preventative community education in relation to drug use.
The role of community worker
‘By comparison with national standards, education standards are low in Ballymun. A survey in 2004 found that only 26% of pupils in Ballymun passed the Leaving Certificate compared with 74% nationally’
‘Ballymun Partnership Education Working Group currently has twenty four members representing a variety of education stakeholder organisations and groups from voluntary, community and statutory sectors’ (Ballymun Whitehall Area Partnership 2014). In the area of education Ballymun Whitehall Area Partnership are the organisation that promoting
Landlords virtually vanished and the great majority of Irish holdings became to be owned by Irish peasant proprietors, sons and grandsons of men who ‘often been treated with less respect than cattle’ .
During the Victorian era, England experienced tremendous growth in wealth and industry while Ireland struggled to survive. The reasons for Ireland's inability to take advantage of the Industrial Revolution are complex, and have been the subject of debate for more than a century. Many English viewed the Irish as stubborn farmers who refused to embrace the new technology. The Irish, however, believed the English had sabotaged their efforts to industrialize. The truth of why the Irish fared so badly while England became the most powerful nation in the world probably lies somewhere between these two extremes.
She also introducing new urban building standards. This this article she talks about, the idea some people have of tearing it down and rebuilding. She also talks about ideas people have about some parts of towns. In Boston, she talks about the area of North End, and the change that it was over gone. During her second visit to this area, she discovered that it had changed. She talked to other about it, although the statistic were higher than the city, the people still saw it as a slum. They felt that they needed to tear it down in order to build something better. This leads to the conclusion that the urban planners to do understand that the people of the city need. They have ideas that were developed years ago that they are still using. These ideas do not take account what the people want. The author also introducing new ideas of a perfect city to live in and what it would look like. The idea of a garden city was introduced. This city would be built around a park. Although the new ideas sounded great they could not be put into place today. The idea of a Garden City is something that sounds nice, but it is not possible in society today. Today a city should reflect economic status, and in order to achieve this the city should be big, and convey an image of power. A city that has aspects of nature in it would not convey that image. That upkeep of a city of that kind would also be difficult. The do understand the author's point of view. The planners often times do not take into account the desires of the people. The town that I grow up in want to become more urbanized. In order to do this, they are building a large shopping center. This shopping center is located in the canyon rim. This canyon rim has been important the people for many years. We come to the area to walk, what bass jumpers, and enjoy the scenic views. This new shopping center took away this area. Many of the people
A new phenomenon happening in our city is the rebirth of many of our older and rundown areas. One of the best examples of this is the "Soulard" area of town, which now has an established nightlife as well as exquisite historical antique homes. Lafayette Square has also enjoyed the same type of success as Soulard. It is still in the middle of a high crime area, but is populated by upper-class people with beautiful homes with elaborate wrought iron fences and intricate security systems. This trend of fixing up old flats is spreading out from the areas of Soulard and Lafayette Square to neighboring communities at a rapid pace. The Compton Heights area is coming back with rebuilt old Victorian styled houses and private gated streets that contrast the French styled flats of Soulard. The Shaw and Tower Grove area are also following the lead of revitalization similar to these charming old neighborhoods.
Not a unified and separate country until 1921, Northern Ireland has had cultural, financial, and economic that makes it stand affront from the rest of the Emerald Isles. With its close proximity to England and the immigration all through the 1600s of English and Scottish, Northern Ireland has become more anglicized th...
Ireland was a thriving agricultural nation that was blessed with plentiful soil mostly in the Northern and Eastern parts of the country. The South Western area of Ireland was covered by rocky soil that was almost impossible to farm, but this arid, rural areas in the North and East contained about 700 people per square mile. However, the fertile land of Ireland wasn't owned by the Irish, most of it was owned by the Anglo-Irish and English ruling classes, many who didn't live in Ireland or even visit their properties.
As a result, the famine is an event still discussed and debated today; influencing Irish politics and its position within the British Isles. Questions about morality and blame have led to historians to attempt to critique British and Irish response during the famine, whilst cataloging the short term and long-term consequences. Although most blame is primarily placed on the regional and national governments response to the famine crisis, the actions of the State do not provide an adequate analysis of early nineteenth century social structures which would shape Ireland both economically, socially and politically in the years before the famine. The establishment of the Union in 1801 led to a free market system and s...
...ncil only built 29 homes last year. Lots of houses tied up in NAMA that could be used. In my own constituency of Dun Laoghaire Rathdown there are currently - properties that could be used. What is required is a large scale social housing development last seen since 1932. A large quantity of social housing that was previously owned by Dublin corporation and Dublin City council were privatized Public housing private financing joint ventures may need to be pushed if the government cannot be coerced into building large scale social housing projects. Municipal housing associations . Mention gentrification maybe tie the 'no rent supplement' issue into this. Dun Laoghaire Rathdown county council favours this because more affluent tenants means more money for the council's budget, a larger volume of social housing would mean a larger amount of not paying property tax.
Kennedy A. (2014) Castle Vale Housing Action Trust: Lessons in Regenerating Communities Lecture, University of Birmingham.
Joyce’s portrayal of Dublin in Dubliners is certainly not one of praise or fanfare. Rather, Joyce’s Dublin is a slumbering and pathetic portrayal of a metropolis in which her citizens cannot exercise the ability to break free from the city’s frigid grasp. Therefore, the Dubliners struggle to carve out a distinct identity that contains meaningful aspects of human life. Somerville states that “Dublin has suffered a sickness of the heart,” an assentation that certainly captures the undertones of paralysis in Dubliners (Somerville 109). If it is indeed true that Dublin has lost her heart, she has also lost important emotional contexts that help sustain one’s livelihood. Without a heart, Dublin becomes a city “locked in place” with inadequate chances for forward progress from a socioeconomic perspective (Somerville 112). Yet, if Dublin’s heart is sick, it is only logical to assume that a “cure” is needed; the “cure” that the Dubliners seek, is money. As a result of Dublin’s paralysis and subsequent lack of basic societal values, Dublin’s citizens utilize money as a means of escaping the city in order to fully exercise their selfhood and free-will, which is compromised
Walk down any street in small town USA and look around, there are empty buildings splatted between empty lots, trash and parking lots. A glance at one of the empty buildings and a sense of people bustling about carrying packages, dressed in early nineteenth century clothing plays out in the mind like on a movie screen. Why is it not being brought back to life? Turning a group of people are standing in front of it with blueprints open and smiles on their faces. A sigh escapes; there is hope for the neighborhood thanks to people with vision and planners who see potential behind the empty windows. In time this areas like this will go from an eye sore to a place where people live, work and enjoy an evening meal. Chen states, “The image of decay, indifference and crime was turned into a sense of roots and a feeling of community pride. (Chen, 2013, pg. 835) Using comprehensive planning and developing a balance between urban planning and historic preservation will add economic and environmental value to our communities.
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Youth Led Community Programs- to help reduce drug activities and to make the neighborhood less vulnerable for those types of activities.
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During the twentieth century, Ireland was suffering through a time of economic hardship. “Economic growth was stagnant, unemployment was at a historic high and exceeded anywhere in the EU, except possibly Spain, and the state was one of the most indebted in the world” . Irish men and women who had received a formal education had immigrated to other nations due to the unavailability of jobs at home. This left Ireland in a state of further economic downfall, and the lack of skilled workers left Ireland stuck. The 1990’s were a turning point for Ireland. A rise in industry within the nation, as well as an increase in exports, led Ireland to become the “shining nation” in Europe. It became internationally linked with one of the biggest power nations, the United States, and international trade became Ireland’s new source for a booming economy. This brought the rise of what was known as the Celtic Tiger in Ireland.