Peace II funding has now been fully allocated.
This Measure presents a focused approach to the distinctive problems presented by Belfast . Effective regeneration is about tackling deprivation, particularly by giving disadvantaged communities the opportunity to participate in and sustain the regeneration process. The Northern Ireland conflict has stunted the growth of sustainable development, and by developing models of regeneration which can become self-sustaining, this Measure can empower local urban communities to shape their own destiny.
Much good has already been achieved under the URBAN Community Initiative and through the “Urban Regeneration” Measures of Peace I. The “Area-based Regeneration” Measure will focus regeneration at the neighbourhood level, using a Neighbourhood Partnership approach.
A Neighbourhood Partnership Approach is characterised by a focus on those individual neighbourhoods and estates that had the highest degrees of deprivation. Working within the local strategic partnerships in Priority 3 a more focused and co-ordinated approach to addressing the problems of these neighbourhoods is proposed. Joint working, building up local capacity to address deprivation and the legacy of the conflict is proposed.
To promote the integration and inclusion of marginalised and disadvantaged groups, to achieve higher and more meaningful levels of cross-community participation in the regeneration of urban neutral spaces, community interface areas and neighbourhoods affected by the conflict in Northern Ireland .
Development of environmental project with cross-community involvement and employment potential.
