Using Evidence to Help Plan Regeneration
Paisley, 23rd October 2007
About this event
This event showcased four different approaches to collecting and using evidence to help plan regeneration. It explored the range of ways that you can gather information to inform regeneration activity, and how best to involve communities in this. People involved in many different fields within regeneration attended this event.
“These events are always very useful and a key chance to learn from others.” “I liked the variety of speakers and the friendly learning environment.” |
Access the materials used at this event
Presentation 1: Using Community History as Evidence
Judy Barrow, Raploch Urban Regeneration Company
Presentation 2: Training Local People to Gather Evidence
Annmarie Ward, Fullarton Community Health House
Presentation 3: Community Ownership and Involvement
Pauline Gallagher, Neilston Development Trust
Presentation 4: Identifying Neighbourhood Priorities
Gordon Smith, Glasgow Housing Association
Find out more about this topic
Engaging Communities Get practical advice about how to gather qualitative evidence about the needs and experiences of communities in our Community Engagement How To Guide, which has lots of useful techniques. |
Using innovative methods to gather evidence At the event, we discussed the benefits of methods like appreciative inquiry and action research, which can help to involve communities in interesting and innovative ways. Have a look at our Learning Point on using appreciative inquiry. |
Using statistics For statistics and data, you might find it useful to look at information from Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics, the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation and the 2001 Census as a starting point. |
Evidence in Regeneration Outcome Agreements (ROAs) To find out how evidence has been used in ROA’s, have a look at Communities Scotland’s recent research report. We also recently hosted an event specifically on using evidence in ROAs – download presentations and further sources of information. |
Evidence and equality Communities Scotland has produced useful guidance on how to use evidence to mainstream equality in regeneration. |
Funding and support The Scottish Community Action Research Fund gives funding to communities to carry out their own research. Find out more… The Scottish Centre for Regeneration also runs a Seeing is Believing Fund, which helps communities and voluntary organisations to learn from others. |
Find Out What Works The ‘Creating Excellence’ website has some good examples of how organisations in the South of England have used evidence in regeneration. |
A background reading list is also available.
