Reports and research
Neighbouring in Contemporary Britain
5 June 2006 | Authors:
In recent decades increased mobility, longer life expectancy and the breakdown of the extended family have changed the way we live our lives, and the extent to which we are able to be ‘neighbourly’. This think-piece reviews the way people
What is the role for the community in neighbourhood governance?
12 May 2006 | Authors:
This report summarises the main discussion points and recommendations that were generated at a seminar held by the Young Foundation, bassac and CDF in December 2005, to discuss the role for voluntary and community organisations, activists and residents, in new
Mapping Value in the Built Urban Environment
17 March 2006 | Authors:
The Value Mapping project was commissioned by CABE in late 2005 and was managed by the Young Foundation, drawing on a team with experience of research and practice. The project was commissioned in order to better capture less tangible things
The Baby Boomer Generation and the Birth Cohort of 1945-1954 : a European perspective
17 March 2006 | Authors:
Young Foundation Fellow Jim Ogg gave a working paper during the ESRC Social Science Week in March 2006 on the European Baby Boomer Generation: In a paper discussing the conceptual and methodological issues of studying baby boomers, the North American
Social Silicon Valleys
5 March 2006 | Authors:
The world today faces a serious innovation gap. In fields ranging from chronic disease to climate change we badly need more effective models and solutions. This paper examines how social innovation happens in NGOs, the public sector, movements and markets. It
Tools and Processes for Neighbourhood Problem-Solving? The place for charters, inquiries and community initiatives in new neighbourhood arrangements
18 February 2006 | Authors:
As the agenda for future reforms of English governance at local and neighbourhood level develops, discussions have been underway in policy circles about two related issues; the introduction of “triggers” or “community calls for action”, and the more widespread use
Seeing the wood for the trees – The evolving landscape for neighbourhood arrangements
18 November 2005 | Authors:
The ideas presented in this discussion paper are in the form of an indicative draft. It was intended to inform the development of a menu of options which can be pursued within existing frameworks, and to establish what needs to
Heatwave – Implications of the 2003 French heatwave for the social care of older people
18 October 2005 | Authors:
The heat wave in France during August of 2003 resulted in the deaths of an estimated 15,000 people, most of them elderly. This catastrophe was a collective failure with multiple causes and consequences. Unlike many major disasters, heat waves are
Social Housing Allocations and Family Networks
18 October 2005 | Authors:
The Young Foundation, together with the Institute of Community Studies before it, have long been interested in the effects of housing allocation policies on family life. But with the emergence of credit-based letting systems, this whole area is now changing
Wide Open – Open source methods and their future potential
18 April 2005 | Authors:
The rise of the Internet has made it possible for knowledge to be created and shared in ways that emphasise its character as a common good, rather than as something to be owned. In the world of open source programming,
Shrinking to Grow? The Urban Regeneration Challenge in Leipzig and Manchester
18 September 2004 | Authors:
Leipzig and Manchester are superficially very different cities. Leipzig’s Communist government ran down its industrial base, which almost disappeared after German reunification. Manchester, one of the world’s oldest industrial cities, suffered no such fate. Yet these cities’ history and condition
The Grandmother Project – Towards a New Partnership between family and state
18 May 2004 | Authors:
Institute of Community Studies Working Paper No.7 – May 2004 As one of the activities to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Institute of Community Studies (now The Young Foundation), this paper was published to propose the launch of ‘The