Research Reports
Urban Forum has published Community Power Empowers - a look at successful community, co-operative and municipal renewable energy projects from across Europe.
In 2009 Urban Forum was commissioned by the Equality and Human Rights Commission to carry out research into good practice by public bodies in involving different sections of the community in local decision making.
Over the last few years there has been a steady decline in how far the public believe they have a say in decisions that affect them and their area.
A year ago the Government brought in a new law that local council's and public services must inform, consult and involve local people in decision making.
Now a major piece of research has been carried out by Urban Forum with Ipsos MORI and the University of Manchester into what makes people feel more or less likely to be able to influence decisions affecting them.
Their report, Citizens and Local decision Making: What Drives Feelings of Influence? is being launched on 17th March 2010.
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This is a report of three events Urban Forum ran with the Yorkshire and Humberside Empowerment Partnership in July 2009.
Banking on change: Community Reinvestment and re-thinking the UK financial system is a piece of rapid research produce by the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) in partnership with Urban Forum.
