Urban Regeneration and Sustainable Communities: The Role of Networks, Innovation, and Creativity in Building Successful Partnerships (2007)
Journal Article
Deakin, M., & Allwinkle, S. (2007). Urban Regeneration and Sustainable Communities: The Role of Networks, Innovation, and Creativity in Building Successful Partnerships. Journal of Urban Technology, 14(1), 77-91. https://doi.org/10.1080/10630730701260118

The following examination goes against the current
trend in policy on urban regeneration partnerships by
relaxing the assumption that they represent virtuous
circles of mutually reinforcing actions that are good in their own right. It does this by... Read More about Urban Regeneration and Sustainable Communities: The Role of Networks, Innovation, and Creativity in Building Successful Partnerships.

The development of tourism businesses in rural communities: The case of the Maroons of Jamaica. (2005)
Book Chapter
Chambers, D. (2005). The development of tourism businesses in rural communities: The case of the Maroons of Jamaica. In D. Hall, I. Kirkpatrick, & M. Mitchell (Eds.), Rural Tourism and Sustainable Business (180-200). Channel View Publications

This chapter presents the results of research conducted in three Maroon villages in Jamaica during the summer of 2003, which investigated the views and reactions of the Maroons towards (cultural) tourism development opportunities in their communities... Read More about The development of tourism businesses in rural communities: The case of the Maroons of Jamaica..

Developing sustainable communities: ecological integrity, equity and the question of participation. (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Deakin, M. (2005, August). Developing sustainable communities: ecological integrity, equity and the question of participation. Presented at ESRA: Land USe and Water Management in a Sustainable Network Society

Sustainable communities are seen as offering the opportunity to manage growth in developments that are plan-led and which are environmentally-friendly. This paper examines the development of sustainable communities in the South East Wedge of Edinburg... Read More about Developing sustainable communities: ecological integrity, equity and the question of participation..

Citizens' expectations of information cities: implications for urban planning and design (2005)
Journal Article
Curwell, S., Deakin, M., Cooper, I., Paskaleva-Shapira, K., Ravetz, J., & Babicki, D. (2005). Citizens' expectations of information cities: implications for urban planning and design. Building Research and Information, 33(1), 55-66. https://doi.org/10.1080/0961321042000329422

The European Union has made the development of a vibrant knowledge-based economy a key policy objective, and increasingly national and local governments worldwide are seeking to harness information and communication technologies to provide government... Read More about Citizens' expectations of information cities: implications for urban planning and design.

Local exchange and trading schemes (LETS) and time banks in Scotland (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McQuaid, R. W., & Bond, S. (2005, May). Local exchange and trading schemes (LETS) and time banks in Scotland

Reality and the rural idyll: paradoxes of rural heritage and war tourism in Normandy, France (2004)
Book Chapter
McCleery, A. (2004). Reality and the rural idyll: paradoxes of rural heritage and war tourism in Normandy, France. In R. Byron, T. Jenkins, & J. C. Hansen (Eds.), Regional Development on the North Atlantic Margin (87-101). Ashgate Publishing

Documentary Film: 'Across The Waters' (2004)
Digital Artefact
Bilgrami, S. (2004). Documentary Film: 'Across The Waters'. [DVD]

'Across the Waters' is a poetic, reflective journey between two cultures. Fifty years ago, a young girl arrived on the island of Lewis from a village in Pakistan. Now, the woman is preparing for her granddaughter to leave the island. Three generat... Read More about Documentary Film: 'Across The Waters'.

The BEQUEST framework: the vision and methodology of a collaborative platform for sustainable urban development. (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Deakin, M., & Curwell, S. (2004, October). The BEQUEST framework: the vision and methodology of a collaborative platform for sustainable urban development. Paper presented at EnviroInfo 2004: an international conference dedicated to sh@ring

The concepts of sustainable development that have emerged in the ‘post Brundtland’ era are explored in terms of a vision and methodology of sustainable urban development (SUD). The said vision and methodology of SUD result from the activities
of an... Read More about The BEQUEST framework: the vision and methodology of a collaborative platform for sustainable urban development..

Job search, transport and training, the case of EMIRES (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McQuaid, R. W. (2004, August). Job search, transport and training, the case of EMIRES. Paper presented at RSAI (B and I section) Annual Conference

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Towards community participation in rural and urban development. (2004)
Book Chapter
Deakin, M., Dixon-Gough, R., & Mansberger, R. (2004). Towards community participation in rural and urban development. In M. Deakin, R. Dixon-Gough, & R. Mansberger (Eds.), Methodologies models and instruments for rural and urban development. Ashgate Publishing

Developing sustainable communities: Edinburgh's settlement model and design solution (2003)
Journal Article
Deakin, M. (2003). Developing sustainable communities: Edinburgh's settlement model and design solution. Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 5(4), 551-573. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1464333203001498

Sustainable communities are seen as offering the opportunity to manage growth in plan-led and environmentally-friendly patterns of settlement. This paper examines the settlement model put forward for the development of sustainable communities in the... Read More about Developing sustainable communities: Edinburgh's settlement model and design solution.

Assessing sustainable urban development. (2003)
Journal Article
Deakin, M., Mitchell, G., & Lombardi, P. (2003). Assessing sustainable urban development. Urbanistica, 122,

Rural development issues panel. (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McQuaid, R. W. (2003, August). Rural development issues panel. Presented at Regional Science Association International 43rd European Congress

Delivering job search services for unemployed people in rural areas: the role of ICT. (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McQuaid, R. W., & Lindsay, C. (2003, August). Delivering job search services for unemployed people in rural areas: the role of ICT. Presented at European Regional Science Association Conference

The geographical remoteness of many rural communities from major centres of economic activity clearly affects the availability of public services, which tend to be concentrated in highly populated areas of industrial development. The potential benefi... Read More about Delivering job search services for unemployed people in rural areas: the role of ICT..

Developing sustainable communities in Edinburgh’s South East Wedge: The settlement model and design solution. (2003)
Journal Article
Deakin, M. (2003). Developing sustainable communities in Edinburgh’s South East Wedge: The settlement model and design solution. Journal of Urban Design, 8(2), 137-148. https://doi.org/10.1080/13574800306481

Sustainable communities are seen as offering the opportunity to manage growth in plan-led and environmentally friendly patterns of settlement. The settlement model put forward and design solution for the development of sustainable communities in the... Read More about Developing sustainable communities in Edinburgh’s South East Wedge: The settlement model and design solution..

Modelling the development of sustainable communities in Edinburgh's South East wedge. (2002)
Journal Article
Deakin, M. (2002). Modelling the development of sustainable communities in Edinburgh's South East wedge. Planning Practice and Research, 17(3), 331-336. https://doi.org/10.1080/026974502200005670

The on—going review of structure plans in the
United Kingdom (UK) has highlighted the attractiveness
of new settlements as an alternative
to town cramming, peripheral expansion and
urban sprawl. This paper examines the argument
for new settlemen... Read More about Modelling the development of sustainable communities in Edinburgh's South East wedge..

Editorial: Sustainable urban development and BEQUEST. (2002)
Journal Article
Curwell, S., & Deakin, M. (2002). Editorial: Sustainable urban development and BEQUEST. Building Research and Information, 30(2), 79-82. https://doi.org/10.1080/096132102753436459

Sustainable urban development: the framework and directory of assessment methods. (2002)
Journal Article
Deakin, M., Curwell, S., & Lombardi, P. (2002). Sustainable urban development: the framework and directory of assessment methods. Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 4(2), 171-197. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1464333202000978

Sustainable development is an issue that has attracted a considerable amount of academic interest since the publication of the Brundtland Report. With Agenda 21, it is an issue which has also found its way into the policy and action programmes of the... Read More about Sustainable urban development: the framework and directory of assessment methods..

The assessment of sustainable urban development. (2002)
Journal Article
Deakin, M., Huovila, P., Rao, S., Sunikka, M., & Vreeker, R. (2002). The assessment of sustainable urban development. Building Research and Information, 30(2), 95-108. https://doi.org/10.1080/096132102753436477

This paper describes the outcomes of a survey of assessment methods for sustainable urban development (SUD) undertaken by an international network called BEQUEST. It addresses aspects of good practice in terms of SUD, explores the range of methods av... Read More about The assessment of sustainable urban development..

A vision and methodology for integrated sustainable urban development: BEQUEST (2002)
Journal Article
Bentivegna, V., Curwell, S., Deakin, M., Lombardi, P., Mitchell, G., & Nijkamp, P. (2002). A vision and methodology for integrated sustainable urban development: BEQUEST. Building Research and Information, 30(2), 83-94. https://doi.org/10.1080/096132102753436468

The concepts and visions of sustainable development that have emerged in the post-Brundtland era are explored in terms laying the foundations for a common vision of sustainable urban development (SUD). The described vision and methodology for SUD res... Read More about A vision and methodology for integrated sustainable urban development: BEQUEST.