The Rebirth of Liverpool
The Eldonian Way
Distributed for Liverpool University Press
224 pages
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90 color plates and halftones
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7-1/2 x 9-3/4
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© 2008
This volume considers one of the most extraordinary communities in the United Kingdom: the Eldonians from Liverpool. In 1978, facing demolition of their neighborhood and the destruction of their community and economy, they created an alternative strategy for regeneration—embarking on the completion of Eldonian Village, a sustainable community that has won major awards over the past twenty-five years, including the prestigious World Habitat Award. Telling the story of the Eldonians through their own voices, The Rebirth of Liverpool provides key lessons for other communities, professionals, social service agencies, and policy makers who might learn from this remarkable example.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Foreword by the Rt Hon. Gordon Brown, MP
Introduction
I The Eldonians Today, A Sustainable Community
1 The Eldonian Village Today
2 A Sustainable Community
II The Historical Context
3 Life in Vauxhall: The People
4 Life in Vauxhall: The Church
5 Life in Vauxhall: The Housing
III The Eldonians' Journey
6 The Archdiocese Campaign
7 'What are you going to do about these earthquakes, Tony?'
8 The Tenement Demolition Programme in Liverpool
9 The Portland Gardens Housing Cooperative
10 Liverpool in the 1980s
11 Phase 1 of the Eldonian Village: Securing the Land and Funds
12 Phase 1 of the Eldonian Village: To the Finishing Post
13 Phase 2 of the Eldonian Village: Consolidation
14 Lessons and Reflections
Appendix 1 The Cast
Appendix 2 Tributes
Bibliography
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