Steven Tolson provides a thoughtful piece in Context 158 – on the Scottish Highlands and Islands – exploring the need for government agencies to take into account community heritage needs in a changing economic climate, so why not use this to explore with colleagues the opportunities and challenges for conservation finance in your area, and what case studies might provide lessons?
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In examining projects in Scotland such as Waterfront Dundee and Clyde Gateway, Steven argues that property regeneration is much more than building houses, noting that ‘successful long-term solutions have to come from a ‘whole-place’ investment approach, which provides confidence to local people and persuades other people to come into such areas. This can only be done by civic champions who have vision, leadership and commitment to generate wide-ranging confidence’.
Why not pass round your copy of this issue to colleagues, and then discuss what and where the ‘risky’ property developments are in your area, and consider the methods of finance and development that best match the conservation and heritage needs of those properties?
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