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Small towns in Scotland provide a valueable legacy. Our towns contain traces of thinking about how we have structured our built environment across the centuries. They also contain areas that are in decline, places that no longer work. The Scottish Renaissance Towns Initiative is an opportunity to explore what makes a well designed place in the 21st century small town. It is an opportunity to explore new forms of sustainable public space and public life, and how to work and rework the existing fabric of our towns. Through our work, and the resource of the the partnership, we will research some of these issues in greater detail. The aim of this research is to understand how the renaissance of Scotland’s small towns can contribute towards sustainable economic growth. This section provides and overview of some of the research propositions and findings.
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Capacity Check helps identify skills you may have available and skills you may need to carry out some of the technical aspects of urban design whilst developing a place plan for your area.
We want to know what makes your place distinct and for you to capture this using music, song, words or a photograph. This is your opportunity to create a record of the identity of your place - both good and bad, and even the ugly!
The town charter was created by the people of Neilston, for the people of Neilston. It illustrates their 20-year vision for the village.
Business Improvement Districts Scotland (BIDS) has been established to support and encourage the development of Business Improvement Districts across Scotland and to aid the regeneration and asset management of our towns, cities and villages.
ATCM is Europe's largest membership organisation dedicated to helping town and city centres realise their natural roles both as prosperous locations for business and investment, and as focal points for vibrant, inclusive communities.
Placecheck is a method of assessing the qualities of a place, showing what improvements are needed, and focusing people on working together to achieve them. Placecheck is probably the most simple method for involving a community available. It requires the minimum of resources and preparation.
The Resource for Urban Design Information (RUDI) is the largest web resource dedicated to urban design and placemaking. RUDI commissions, researches and creates materials for professionals in the public and private sector. We also identify and provide immediate access to significant studies, guidance, best practice and other documents contributed by professional and government bodies, practitioners, academics and community organisations.
IDOX group provides local authorities with software which delivers seamless integration and automation from user interfaces through to document storage.
sust.org is Scotland`s first dedicated web site to sustainable design in architecture and the built environment. sust.org is a unique web resource giving access to a wide variety of information, resources and guidance on sustainability.
The Scotland's Towns website is the portal to all information, good practice and advice on town centres and high streets in Scotland. The website has been designed so that the content will be driven by users, continually developing and evolving based on members’ needs.
The Glasgow Centre for Population Health is a research and development centre. It works across the boundaries of research, policy, implementation and community life to shape a healthier future for Scotland.
LUDO is A+DS's online links library for Urban Design issues. Over 2009-2010 LUDO will become a dynamic resource which will allow users to better refine their searches and also to submit their suggested links for possible inclusion in the library.
Total Place is a new initiative that looks at how a ‘whole area’ approach to public services can lead to better services at less cost. It seeks to identify and avoid overlap and duplication between organisations – delivering a step change in both service improvement and efficiency at the local level, as well as across government.
Scran is a charity & online learning resource base with over 360,000 images & media from museums, galleries, archives and the media. It peak serves 1.1 million hits per day
Smarter Places is an initiative set up by the Schools Design Programme, as a resource for all those with a stake in school design - users, commissioners and designers. It brings together images and exhibits, good practice and research, and provides a range of information to support well-informed decisions.
Building Connections is a resource for schools which aims to help teachers and pupils by providing a stimulating and extensive range of educational materials, ideas and case studies that can enrich learning and teaching across the entire curriculum.
Additional resources coming soon!
In June 2009, the Council, with Architecture and Design Scotland, the Scottish Renaissance Towns Partnership and Urban Design Skills hosted a conference on the achievements of Renaissance Towns in Scotland. This report is the product of the conference.