Peripheral estates: not the sort of place for planners?

Wright, D.

Peripheral estates: not the sort of place for planners? - 1990 - Planner 76(6) 16 February 1990, 16-19(4) .

Looks at the problems presented by peripheral estates , residential areas defined by RIPE ( Radical Improvements for Peripheral Estates ) as "large areas of council housing , isolated from centres of employment, shopping and entertainment, where an above average proportion of residents are unemployed, on low incomes and in receipt of welfare benefits. Considers improvement initiatives and the role of planners.


HOUSING ESTATES