Stuart Cameron is Senior Lecturer at School of Architecture, Planning & Landscape,
Newcastle University
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in the United Kingdom. He has been the first Director of
Global Urban Research Unit
Global Urban Research Unit (GURU) is a research centre established in 2002 at the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Newcastle University, England.
The formation
GURU was formed through the merger of three successful urban resear ...
.
A
sociologist and town planner by background, his current research and publications are on area-based regeneration,
urban regeneration
Urban renewal (also called urban regeneration in the United Kingdom and urban redevelopment in the United States) is a program of land redevelopment often used to address urban decay in cities. Urban renewal involves the clearing out of blighte ...
,
social exclusion
Social exclusion or social marginalisation is the social disadvantage and relegation to the fringe of society. It is a term that has been used widely in Europe and was first used in France in the late 20th century. It is used across discipline ...
and
housing
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and the linkages between them. His current works focus on the housing systems, social inclusion, and implications of policies involving the physical restructuring of unpopular neighbourhoods with a
Europe
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an comparative element.
[Cameron, S. and Coaffee, J. (2005) 'Art, Regeneration and Gentrification: From artist as pioneer to public arts', ''International Journal of Housing Policy'', 5(1), pp.41–60.] Cameron is a member of the
Royal Town Planning Institute
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) is the professional body representing planners in the United Kingdom, and Ireland. It promotes and develops policy affecting planning and the built environment. Founded in 1914, the institute was gran ...
.
Early life
Cameron graduated with a
Bachelor of Arts
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in Sociology from the
University of Exeter
, mottoeng = "We Follow the Light"
, established = 1838 - St Luke's College1855 - Exeter School of Art1863 - Exeter School of Science 1955 - University of Exeter (received royal charter)
, type = Public
, ...
.
Research projects
* Studies of minority ethnic housing, housing association development in rural areas.
* Scoping report on
social inclusion
Social exclusion or social marginalisation is the social disadvantage and relegation to the fringe of society. It is a term that has been used widely in Europe and was first used in France in the late 20th century. It is used across discipline ...
in the
North East England
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.
* Regeneration research for the
DETR and ODPM (now
Department for Communities and Local Government
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), formerly the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), is a department of His Majesty's Government responsible for housing, communities, local government ...
) on Co-ordination of Area-based Initiatives.
*
DEMOLOGOS Project on
Development Models and Logics of Socioeconomic
Organization
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The word is derived fro ...
*
KATARSIS Project on Growing Inequality and
Social Innovation: Alternative
Knowledge
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and Practice in Overcoming
Social Exclusion
Social exclusion or social marginalisation is the social disadvantage and relegation to the fringe of society. It is a term that has been used widely in Europe and was first used in France in the late 20th century. It is used across discipline ...
in
Europe
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.
Prominent publications
* "From Low Demand to Rising Aspirations: Housing Market Renewal within Regional and Neighbourhood Regeneration Policy," ''Housing Studies'', Vol. 21, No. 1, 3–16, January 2006.
* "Strategic partnerships and area-based initiatives; West Cumbria in comparative context" in R Wylie(ed): ''Governance in a Stakeholder Society'', Whitehaven: Westlakes Research Institute. 2004.
See also
*
Global Urban Research Unit
Global Urban Research Unit (GURU) is a research centre established in 2002 at the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Newcastle University, England.
The formation
GURU was formed through the merger of three successful urban resear ...
*
Social innovation
References
External links
Personal Profile
Academics of Newcastle University
Alumni of the University of Exeter
British sociologists
British urban planners
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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