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Case Studies Urban Regeneration in the City of Dublin: Partnership structures and integrated area planning

Post regeneration vision

The IAP plan seeks to bring about the economic regeneration of Kilmainham-Inchicore whiles protecting and enhancing both the built environment and green space, bearing in mind the historic importance of the area. To this end the plan sets out key policies and projects to be pursued on a partnership basis and these include economic renewal, education, housing, community development and physical environment.

The action plan for the North East Inner City is developed around an explicit vision.. “To rejuvenate one of Dublin’s most deprived areas, building on its unique character and strengths to create an area where people and families would choose to live, work and invest”.

All three IAPs are committed to reversing the stagnation experienced in the neighbourhoods over two or three generations, raising the hopes and expectations of the local people, giving more choice in employment and lifestyle. They are also concerned with an integrated approach to regeneration based on social and physical programmes. This involves the creation of an improved and sustainable environment encouraging wealth creation, encouraging higher achievement and projecting a positive image to the ‘outside world’.

The IAPs are envisioned as dynamic and fluid, providing a basis for the configuration and re-configuration of partnership arrangements focused around specific themes or targets of activities.

**Example of partnership formation in the Kilmainham-Inchicore IAP**

Theme		Key partners

Environment		Planning Dept, Traffic Dept, Economic Development Unit (Dublin City Council) Private Developers, Government departments

Economic Renewal		Planning Dept (Dublin City Council) Canal Community Parternship Local Employment Service Local Employers Private developers (local labour clause for all city contracts)

Education & Childcare		Planning Dept, (Dublin City Council) Canal Community Partnerhship

Community residents Development groups e.g.		Dublin City Council facilitates the development of and tenant organisations by providing premises for St. Michael’s Family Resource Centre

Housing		Variety of key partners A multi strategy approach has been adapted including designated sites, refurbishment and rebuilding of public housing, living over the shop scheme, residential refurbishment

Partnership in Kilmainham-Inchicore

Example of informal partnership formation in Liberties-Coombe

As different projects come on stream, project level partnership structures are put in place:

1. Consultative Group for the new road at Cork Street; 2. Fatima Regeneration Board; 3. Consultative Group for new housing at Bridgefoot Street; 4. The Draft Urban Framework for the Meath Street/Francis Street/Thomas Street Area and; 5. The Draft Regeneration Strategy for the Cork Street/Coombe Relief Route.

All of the above involve extensive consultation with the different communities involved, as a result of which working groups will be formed for further input into plans. As a result, the community is kept involved at every stage of the plans. This type of “partnership” is used for the major projects. The stakeholders in any project are primarily the community, community development workers, businesses, local & state agencies, and Dublin City Council.

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	ENTRUST is a research project supported by the European Commission under the Fifth Framework RTD Programme and contributing to the implementation of the Key Action 4; “City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage" within the Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development thematic programme Contract n°: EVK4-CT-2001-20007