Towards the delivery of sustainable regeneration projects’ types in the UK: an exploration of the role and level of involvement of key practitioners

ABSTRACTSustainable regeneration is a vital aspect of the UK sustainable development agenda in which a lot of efforts have been made over the years. Traditionally, the UK regeneration strategy has evolved from the provision of affordable housing through to the provision of other public sector projects and private sector commercial projects. While the concept of sustainable regeneration has been a key facet of UK sustainable development agenda over the past decades, it can be said that the delivery of sustainability benefits of major projects has been determined by numerous factors. Paramount among the factors which have affected and continue to determine the delivery of sustainability outcome of regeneration projects are the construction industry practitioners who are tasked with the responsibility in the delivery of these regeneration projects. The paper presents the findings of a study which explored practitioners’ level of involvement in the delivery of the three types of sustainable regeneration proje...