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Regeneration and Sustainable Development in London: Governance, Community and Enterprise Perspectives

Date: Wednesday 7th November 2001
Time: 9.OOam to 5.OOpm (registration 9.00 to 9.30)
Venue: Middlesex University, All Saints Centre, Tottenham Campus, White Hart Lane, London, N17 8HR This conference will examine the extent to which economic regeneration strategies are compatible with policies and activities intended to support sustainable development within the capital. There will be a particular focus on actual examples of 'sustainable regeneration' in practice.

The main themes and speakers are:

Policy Directions and Opportunities

  • Samantha Heath - Greater London Authority
  • Paul de Zyla - Friends of the Earth
  • Roger Levett - Sustainability First
  • Herbert Girardet - Middlesex University
Business, Community Enterprise and Sustainable Development
  • Stewart Anthony - Middlesex University
  • Mel Evans - Middlesex University
  • Laurie Richards - Arup Environmental
Case Studies
  • Business Sustainability - Peter Rosen, Bovince Ltd
  • Community Enterprise - The Hornbeam Centre
  • Waste Minimisation - Waste Alert
  • The Bedzed Project - Pooran Desai, Bioregional Development Group
  • Refurbishing London Housing Estates - Wilfred Achille, Mode 1 Architects.

Sustainable development is open to varied interpretations and is subject to complex policy processes. Environmentalists regard protection of local economies and modification of consumption and lifestyle patterns as key elements of sustainable urban development. There are, however, a number of tensions between the 'ideal model' of sustainable development and a dominant EU/national policy agenda which emphasises growth and business-led change. These tensions are particularly acute in the context of a global city such as London.
The conference will bring together speakers from a variety of backgrounds including policy practitioners, academics, community organisations and environmental specialists. Key questions to be examined include:

  • What does sustainable development mean in a global city context - -what are the tensions and opportunities?
  • How are policies developed at the level of the EU/national government being interpreted and implemented by agencies and organisations in London?
  • How do bottom-up/values driven approaches such as community-based entrepeneurship and partnerships fit into the picture?
  • What is the role of the 'environmental sector' in encouraging the adoption of cleaner technologies and environmental best practice?
The conference is designed to be of relevance and value to policy makers and practitioners in national, regional and local government particularly in the fields of regeneration and sustainable development, It will also be relevant to academics and community organisations as well as environmental specialists and organisations. For further information contact:

Stewart Anthony
CESMB
Tel: 020 8411 6067
E-mail: s.anthony@mdx.ac.uk

Or

Ian Vickers
CEEDR
Tel: 020 8411 6604
E-mail: i.vickers@mdx.ac.uk

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