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Decanting on Estate Regeneration Schemes
in London: Professional perspectives on
responsibility and objectives
Shared with the World by Elangkathir Duhindan
v‘Decanting’ refers to the process of moving
people out of estates which are slated for
demolition or redevelopment by local
councils as part of a regeneration scheme.
As an aspect of regeneration, it has thus
been identified by some academics as a
mechanism which enables gentrification
and facilitates displacement of low-income
residents. This dissertation seeks to
enhance our understanding of how
decanting functions in practice by sharing
the testimony of council employees who
have overseen decants on certain
regeneration schemes. The research for
this paper involved conducting interviews
with employees of councils, developers and
housing associations, particularly those in
areas not commonly analysed in existing
academic literature. Its purpose was not to
challenge the perspectives and experiences
shared by these interviewees, but merely
to present their views and observe
differences with prevailing narratives in
current academic discourse on
regeneration and decanting. The findings
from this research suggest that previous
academic accounts of decanting may
overvalue the negative experiences of a
minority of dissatisfied residents on certain
estates when determining how decanting generally affects displaced individuals.
Moreover, they neglect to adequately
consider how council employees who
oversee decanting approach their work,
largely ignoring the principles by which
they operate, underestimating the
limitations and obstacles they encounter,
and understating the extent to which the
maintenance of harmonious relationships
with decanted residents is conducive to
frictionless development.
Shared with the World by Elangkathir Duhindan