VDCLPO2. VACANT LAND
(& ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS)
(updated: August 4, 2006 )

Aberdeen University, 1999, 'Do Landowners Constrain Urban Redevelopment?', University of Aberdeen, tel. (01224) 272357, March.

Adams, D, et al., 1985, 'The influence of valuation practices on the price of inner city vacant land', Land Development Studies 2, pp157-173.
Adams, D; Disberry, Alan; Hutchinson, Norman & Munjoma, Thomas, 2002, 'Vacant urban land: exploring ownership strategies and actions', Town Planning Review 73 (4), October, pp395-416.

Ancoats Urban Village Company, 2003, 'Wastelands: The Presence of Absence', Ancoats Urban Village Company, tel. (0779) 941 4474, October.

Barton, Phil, 2002, 'Greening the grass roots', (Groundwork and the involvement of local people in regeneration), Brown Field - Green Solution Special Feature (Forum for the Future) Green Futures 34 (May/June), pp viii-x, http://www.greenfutures.org.uk

Blackman, David, 2001, 'Rebuilding Neighbourhoods: East Manchester - Rebuilding collapsing housing demand', Urban Environment Today, pp12-13.

British Trust for Conservation Volunteers, 2003, 'Supporting Communities to Improve Their Local Environment', BTCV, tel. (01491) 821600

Bromley, Rosemary; Hall, Martin & Thomas, Colin, 2003, 'The impact of environmental improvements on town centre regeneration', Town Planning Review 74 (2), April, pp143-164.

Cameron, Gordon; Monk, S & Pearce, B.J, 1988, 'Vacant urban land: A Literature Review', (former) Department of the Environment research report , London.

Cantell, Tim (ed), 1977, 'Urban Wasteland', Civic Trust, London.

Carter Jonas Consultancy, 2000, 'Reuse of Government owned sites in local plans in Southern England' (?exact title), Carter Jonas, Oxford, tel. (01865) 511444, March.

Chisholm, Michael, & Kivell, Philip, 1987, 'Inner City Waste Land', IEA (Institute for Economic Affairs), London.

Chubb, R.N., 1988, 'Urban land markets in the UK', HMSO, London.

Clichevsky, Nora, 2002, 'Tierra vacante en ciudades lationamericanas' (Vacant Land in Latin American cities), Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Cambridge, Massachussets, http://www.lincolninst.edu ISBN 1 55844 149 2

Civic Trust, London, 17 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AS,
tel. (020) 7930 0914, fax. (020) 7321 0180, email: pride@civictrust.org.uk
- website: http://www.civictrust.org.uk

- See also 'Civic Focus' (the Civic Trust Magazine)
'Urban Wasteland', (author: Tim Cantell), 1977.
(Civic Trust & the Council for the Protection of Rural England), 'Going to Town', 1998, ISBN 0 946044 74 0, £5.00
(Civic Trust & Ove Arup & Partners for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation), 'Sustainable Renewal of Suburban Areas', York Publishing Services, 64 Hallfield Road, Layerthorpe, York Y031 7ZX, tel. (01904) 430033, £14.95 plus £2 postage and packing, 1999. ISBN 1 902633 02 4, January 1999 (& c.f. Joseph Rowntree Foundation Research Findings, February 1999)
(Civic Trust & House Builders Federation), 'Brownfield Housing: 12 Years On', 1999. ISBN 1 870257 76 6, (OFL on 5.3.99)

Countryside Commission (former), 1993, 'Groundwork: The First Decade', CCP 417, Countryside Commission, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

Crouch, Chris R, 1990, 'Urban renewal - theory and practice', Macmillan, London.

Dennington, V.N & Chadwick, M.J, 1983, 'Derelict land and waste land: Britain's neglected land resource', Journal of Environmentaql Management 16, pp229-239.

Department of the Environment (former; from June 1997-2001 part of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions; DETR), 1992, 'National Survey of Vacant land in Urban Areas in England, 1990', DOE, London.

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) (1997-2001)
- website: http://www.detr.gov.uk
NB: DETR replaced from June 2001 to May 2002 by the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR)

'Planning for Sustainable Development: Towards Better Practice', TSO, October 1998. Documents Division: UK/P98/116
*'A Governmental Statistical Service Information Bulletin (no. 500) presenting the National Land Use Database (NLUD) - Provisional Results for Previously Developed Land in England', DETR, May 1999 and available via the NLUD website at http://www.nlud.org.uk
*'Towards an Urban Renaissance: The Report of the Urban Task Force chaired by Lord Rogers of Riverside', Routledge, June 1999. ISBN 1 851121 65X (Executive Summary available from DETR Free Literature, Wetherby at http://www.detr.gov.uk (OFL on 29.6.99)
'Derelict Land and Section 215 Powers', Report for the DETR by Arup Economics and Planning, September 2000, http://www.planning.detr.gov.uk/section215/index.htm, Documents Division UK/P200/167
DOE / DETR Research Reports:
112. The National Survey of Vacant Land in Urban Areas of England 1990'.
NB: DETR replaced from June 2001 to May 2002 by the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR)

English Partnerships
- website: http://www.englishpartnerships.co.uk/

'Towards a National Brownfield Strategy', November 2003, and at http://www.englishpartnerships.co.uk/websitefiles/NBFSReportofFindings0903.pdf
'Pilot Programme will Tackle England's Brownfield Legacy', February 2005, http://www.englishpartnerships.co.uk/page.aspx?pointerid=8C23CB9011F045EAB92C...

Fordham, Geoff & Lawless, Paul, 2002, 'The Groundwork Movement: Its Role in Neighbourhood Renewal', York Publishing Services, York, tel. (01904) 615905, January - summary at http://www.jrf.org.uk ISBN 1842630342 (OFL on 9.5.03)

Greenstein, Rosalind & Sungu-Eryilmaz, Yesim, (eds.), 2004, ‘Recycling the City: The Use and Reuse of Urban Land’, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy', Cambridge, Massachusetts, http://www.lincolninst.edu ISBN 1 55844 159 X

Groundwork UK, 85-87 Cornwall St., Birmingham B3 3BY,
tel. (0121) 200 1314, email: info@groundwork.org.uk

'Engaging Disaffected young people in environmental regeneration', Groundwork, Birmingham, January 1999.
'Regenerating Communities', Groundwork, Birmingham, 1999.
'Changing Places, Changing Lives', July 2000.
'Prove It! Measuring the effect of neighbourhood renewal on local people', November 2000, free.
'From Policy to Practice - Groundwork's Challenge to the Next Government: a new Agenda for Environmental Regeneration', February 2001.
'Barclays SiteSavers and sustainability: making change happen and making it last', 2003.
'Places for People', February 2004.

Hastings, Annette; Flint, John; McKenzie, Carol & Mills, Carl, 2006?, ‘Cleaning up neighbourhoods: Environmental problems and service provision in deprived neighbourhoods’, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, York / The Policy Press, Bristol.

Improvement and Development Agency, ?2003, 'A year of liveability challenges 2003-2004', I&DeA, London.

Jones, Peter & Hillier, David, 2000, 'Tackling brownfield sites' (aims and operation of two new websites on the availability of brownfield land for redevelopment), Town and Country Planning 69 (10), October.

Joseph, Stephen, 1982, 'Waking up dormant land - community uses of vacant land and buildings,' Committee for Environmental Conservation..
Joseph, Stephen,1988, 'Urban Wasteland Now', Civic Trust, London.

Kivell, Philip, 1992, 'Land the City: Pattern and Processes of Urban Change', Routledge, London.

Larangeira, Adriana, 2004, ‘Tierra vacante en las ciudades de America Latina: Desafios y oportunidades’ (Vacant Land in the Cities of Latin America: Challenges and Opportunities), Lincoln Institute of Land Policy', Cambridge, Massachusetts, http://www.lincolninst.edu ISBN 1 55844 147 6

Litttle, William, 2005, 'Priority list has drawbacks' (building housing on undeveloped sites), Planning 1608, 25.2.05, p18

Lobbenberg, Susan, 1981, 'Using urban wasteland: a guide for community groups', Bedford Square Press, London.

Moss, Graham, 1981, 'Britain's Wasting Acres: Land Use in a Changing Society', The Architectural Press, London. ISBN 0 85139 078 1 (HD596.M6)

Murray, Kent S & Rogers, Daniel, T., 1999, 'Groundwater Vulnerability, Brownfield Redevelopment and Land Use Planning, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 42 (6), November.

New Economics Foundation (NEF) 1st Floor, Vine Court,
112-116 Whitechapel Road, London E1 1JE, London, tel. (020) 7407 7447
- website: http://www.neweconomics.org

'Green Cities - And Why We Need Them', March 2003. (OFL on 18.3.03)

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: http://www.odpm.gov.uk/
(in May 2002 took over responsibilities for planning from the
Department for Transport, Local Government & the Regions (DTLR) (June 2001-May 2002-);
- replaced in May 2006 by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG)
'Research into the effectiveness of section 215 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. Case study findings and recommendations', October 2002, http://www.planning.odpm.gov.uk/section215/index.htm
'Timeliness of Land Use Change Statistics: A re-evaluation', January 2003, http://www.planning.odpm.gov.uk/tlucs/index.htm
'Valuing the external benefits of undeveloped land: A review of the economic literature', December 2002 / ?2003, http://www.planning.odpm.gov.uk/valexben/index.htm
'Previously Developed Land that May be Available for Development in 2003', August 2004 and at http://www.PlanningResource.co.uk
'Town and Country Planning Act 1990: Section 215 - Best practice guidance', February 2005,
http://www.info4local.gov.uk/searchreport.asp?id=23175&heading=e-mail+alert
'Previously-Developed Land That May be Available for Development: England 2004', May 2005,
http://www.info4local.gov.uk/searchreport.asp?id=24434&heading=e-mail+alert

Shepherd, J & Abakuks, A, 1992, 'The National Survey of Vacant Land in Urban Areas of England', (Department of the Environment; former), HMSO, London.

Stearn, J, 1981, 'Towards community uses of wasteland', Wasteland Forum, London.

The Scottish Executive, Edinburgh
- website: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/

'The Scottish Vacant Land and Derelict Land Survey', October 2000, and at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/bulletins/00066-00.asp
'The Scottish Vacant Land and Derelict Land Survey 2001': Commentary, TSO, Edinburgh, tel. (0131) 479 3141, April 2002, and at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/
'The Scottish Vacant Land and Derelict Land Survey 2002': March 2003, and at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/bulletins/00241-00.asp
'The Scottish Vacant Land and Derelict Land Survey 2003', January 2004, and at http://www.planningresource.co.uk

University of Liverpool Environmental Advisory Unit, 1986, 'Transforming our Waste Land: The Way Forward', (former Department of the Environment research report), HMSO, London.

Wainscoat, Nancy, 2005, 'Housing claims split opinion' (ODPM figures on brownfield housing), Planning 1623, 10.6.04, p8

Whitbread, M.; Mayne, D & Wickens, D, 1991, 'Tackling Urban Land: an evaluation of Policy Instruments for Tackling Urban Land Vacancy', (former) Department of the Environment research report by Arup Economic Consultants, HMSO, London.

Wrigley, M & Seaton, K, 2001, 'Evaluating the National Land Use Database', Journal of Property Research.

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