The Anfield Regeneration project was founded in 2013 with the aim to improve the area and its neglected housing stocks. It was set up by the Liverpool council and the Liverpool Foot Club, along with developers Your Housing Group and Keepmoat. The activities include the development of new and refurbished housing, the development of a new public square including commercial and retail premises, a revitalised high street and the expansion of Anfield Stadium (Reference 6) . It also includes the creation of public spaces and selective garden extensions in the area following the demolition of a number of derelict homes (Reference 1). The partnership has stated that more than 600 new homes have been built, with 600 existing properties refurbished. The project aims to create 1000 new homes and is scheduled to be completed in 2020 (Reference 6, 8).
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Grey infrastructure featuring greens
- Alley or street trees and other street vegetation
- Parks and urban forests
- Large urban parks or forests
- Pocket parks/neighbourhood green spaces
- Community gardens and allotments
- Allotments
Key challenges
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
- Regeneration, land-use and urban development
- Regulation of built environment
- Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16)
- Inclusive governance
- Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
- Social cohesion
- Social interaction
- Health and well-being (SDG 3)
- Creation of opportunities for recreation
- Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
- Real estate development
- Employment/job creation
Focus
Project objectives
Implementation activities
Main beneficiaries
- Local government/Municipality
- Citizens or community groups
Governance
Management set-up
- Co-governance with government and non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Local government/municipality
- Private sector/corporate actor/company
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Consultation (e.g. workshop, surveys, community meetings, town halls)
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
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Financing
Total cost
Source(s) of funding
- Public local authority budget
- Corporate investment
Type of funding
- Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Non-financial contribution
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Green space and habitat
- Promotion of naturalistic styles of landscape design for urban development
- Increase in protected green space areas
- Other
Economic impacts
- Increase of green jobs (e.g. paid employment positions)
- Stimulate development in deprived areas
- Attraction of business and investment
Socio-cultural impacts
- Social justice and cohesion
- Improved social cohesion
- Improved liveability
- Improved access to urban green space
- Increased opportunities for social interaction
- Health and wellbeing
- Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
Type of reported impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Presence of indicators used in reporting
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
References
2. Anfield project. (2013). Environmental improvements with Anfield Village. [ONLINE] Accessed at: Source link.
3. Mair. L. (2013). Liverpool FC launches £260m Anfield regeneration. [ONLINE]. Accessed at: Source link.
4. HLP Architects. nd. Anfield Village Environmental-masterplan. Accessed at Source link.
5. Echo. (2018). How the area around Liverpool’s stadium is changing – and what else is on the way. Available at: Source link. Accessed 28 July 2020.
6. This is Anfield. (2018). Why Anfield’s transformation has only just begun. Available at: Source link
Accessed 28 July 2020.
7. Regenerating Liverpool. (No date). The Anfield Project. Available at: Source link. Accessed 28 July 2020.\
9. Liverpool Football Club. (no date). Anfield Project. Available at: Source link. Accessed 28 July 2020.
10. The Stadium Business. (2020). Liverpool forced to delay Anfield expansion plans. Available at: Source link. Accessed 28 July 2020.