Black Country Study
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The Black Country Study began three years ago when the Black Country's political and business leaders recognised the need to consider radical change in the sub-region to counter the process of decline of the last 30 years.
The Study process began by agreeing a 30 year Vision with partners, which provides the driving force for change.
The Study supports a sub-regional strategy for the Black Country, outlining the priorities for regenerating its physical, environmental, social and economic fabric. The West Midlands Regional Assembly, as Regional Planning Body, have accepted the Study as a supporting document for the Draft RSS Phase One Revision, submitted to Government on 31st May 2006. (The Regional Spatial Strategy guides major transport, land use and regeneration decisions until 2021
The aim of the Black Country Study is to find ways to:
- Reverse the trend of people leaving the Black Country
- Raise income levels by ensuring better skills and types of jobs
- To attract and retain people with higher level skills (change the socio-economic mix)
- Protect and enhance the environment and create a safe, attractive and healthy place to live and work.
The Black Country Study is the Urban Renaissance Strategy for the Black Country. It sets out:
WHY the Black Country needs to change;
WHAT needs to be done - the strategic direction and scale of change;
WHERE that change is going to take place - the spatial stratgy for the Black Country;
HOW that change will be brought about - the delivery strategy.
The Black Country Study is now complete, and can be downloaded below. The full report is available to download at the top of the list but it has also been split into chapters for ease of access.
THE BLACK COUNTRY STUDY
THE BLACK COUNTRY STUDY - FULL REPORT - Download [10.26 MB]
CONTENTS - Download (59.41KB)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - Download (1.36MB)
PREFACE - Download (48.91KB)
SECTION A - INTRODUCTION
A1 The Black Country- Download (159.08KB)
A2 Black Country Consortium - Download (46.17KB)
A3 The Black Country Study - Download (61.77KB)
A4 Black Country in the Region- Download (54.18KB)
A5 Black Country in the City Region - Download (188.75KB)
A6 Black Country and Community Plans - Download (62.47KB)
SECTION B - THE BLACK COUNTRY THEN AND NOW
B1 A Brief History of the Black Country - Download (51.08KB)
B2 The Black Country Today - Download (800.30KB)
B3 Thirty More Years of Business as Usual? - Download (49.98KB)
SECTION C - VISION CHOICES AND PREFERRED STRATEGY
C1 The Black Country Vision - Download (62.83KB)
C2 Translating Vision into the Black Country Strategy for Growth & Competitiveness Download (72.10KB)
C3 Choices - Download (120.99KB)
C4 The Preferred Strategy - Download (104.09KB)
SECTION D - KEY GROWTH PROGRAMMES
D1 Accelerating Growth of the Knowledge-based Economy - Download (499.69KB)
D2 Expanding Four Strategic and Town Centres - Download (211.42KB)
D3 Building a High Quality Housing Market - Download (1.00MB)
D4 Transforming the Environment: Black Country as Urban Park - Download (527.34KB)
D5 Creating a Workforce for the 21st Century - Download (147.96KB)
D6 Creating a Prsoperous, Diverse and Harmonious Society - Download (95.17KB)
D7 Developing an Integrated Transport Network - Download (1.43MB)
SECTION E - MANAGING RISK IN THE STRATEGY
E1 Overview - Download (46.47KB)
E2 Housing Risk Assessment - Download (99.24KB)
E3 Centres Risk Assessment - Download (81.35KB)
E4 Employment and Employment Land Risk Assessment - Download (66.44KB)
E5 Resource Management - Download (45.78KB)
E6 Transportation - Download (48.68KB)
SECTION F - WHAT HAPPENS NEXT - Download (108.54KB)
APPENDICES
Appendix A1 City Region: OCR Output Gap - Download (70.24KB)
Appendix A2 Black Country Current Economic Perforance £2.6bn Output Gap - Download (100.66KB)
Appendix A3 Bibliography - Download (82.66KB)
Appendix A4 Glossary of Terms - Download (78.76KB)
Appendix D1 Employment Growth - shift Share Analysis - Download (63.87KB)
Appendix D4 Black Country as Urban Park - Download (2.14MB)
Appendix D7.1 Black Country Shared Transport Statement - Download (111.84KB)
Appendix D7.2 Local Transport Plan Schemes - Download (67.21KB)
Other useful documents :
Black Country Study Fact Sheet June2005 - Download (385.88KB)
Map of the Black Country - Download (2.57MB)
Black Country Study Terms of Reference - Download (124.50KB)
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