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DAIWA Anglo Japanese Research Exchange Visit. 14 November 2005. Dundee. Scotland’s 4 th City Population – 145,000 Collapse of manufacturing jobs Out-migration High rates of poverty High quality suburbs Highest % of students Bio-Tec research Digital Media initiatives
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DAIWA Anglo Japanese ResearchExchange Visit 14 November 2005
Dundee • Scotland’s 4th City • Population – 145,000 • Collapse of manufacturing jobs • Out-migration • High rates of poverty • High quality suburbs • Highest % of students • Bio-Tec research • Digital Media initiatives • Regional centre • City of contrasts
Community Planning Challenges • Significant level of poverty (48% in CRF) • High number of students (9.9% of ec.act.) • Dense urbanisation • Private sector landlords • City Centre issues • Peripheral estate issues • Vacant homes – 1406 ( 6.5%)
Social challenges • Significant levels of drugs misuse • Comparatively high rates of crime • High rates of child protection enquiries • Poor educational outcomes • Teenage conception rates particularly high
Dundee City Council Main Service Departments
Communities Department • Community Regeneration / Social Inclusion Partnerships • Community Safety • Decentralisation / Neighbourhood Management Initiative • Equality Action • Partnerships with voluntary & community organisations • Health Development • Children & Young People • The Central Library, Community Libraries & Learning Teams • Literacies Initiative • Community Centres and Projects • Outdoor Activities
Purpose • To bring the Council closer to its communities and to promote community learning and development • Goals • Support the active informed citizen • Promote community regeneration
Strategic Priorities • increasing citizen participation • securing positive, challenging contact with young people • developing local community centres and libraries • building partnerships with the voluntary organisations and community groups • delivering community learning
Planning Relationships Local Community Plans Service Plans City Council Corporate Plan Dundee Community Plan
Community Planning Themes ECONOMY LIFELONG LEARNING DUNDEES’ ENVIRONMENT SOCIAL INCLUSION ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP HEALTH & CARE COMMUNITY SAFETY
Local community planning • COMMUNITY • PLANNING PARTNERS • Dundee City Council • Tayside NHS Board • Tayside Police/Fire Brigade • Communities Scotland • Scottish Enterprise Tayside • Voluntary Sector Representatives • Private Sector • Further Education • THE COMMUNITY • Individuals • Community groups • Representative Structures • Community networks Communities Officers • NEIGHBOURHOOD • PARTNERSHIP NETWORKS • Council Departments • Partner Agencies
Summary • Local government faces significant challenges • Strong community engagement with government • Good range of services, with some very interesting and well developed examples • City Council ‘base-level’ provision has been enhanced significantly as a response to needs • The city cannot afford the current level of services • Tensions between local gov. and central gov.