Participatory Action Research
A Participatory Framework for Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Housing Estate Regeneration Schemes
PhD thesis: a participatory framework for assessing the environmental, social and economic sustainability of housing estate regeneration schemes, developed and tested through a mixed-methods research design.
Abstract
A participatory framework for assessing the environmental, social and economic sustainability of housing estate regeneration schemes, developed and tested through a mixed-methods, convergent research design. The thesis treats sustainability evaluation as a socio-technical, relational practice: frameworks are understood as knowledge tools that mediate participation, surface values and distribute power, structuring dialogue between residents, delivery partners, public authorities and technical specialists around indicator choices, trade-offs and assumptions in Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA).
PhD, Bartlett, UCL (Sep 2020 – Jul 2025). Supervisors: Dr Zaid Chalabi, Prof Sarah Bell, Dr Gemma Moore, Prof Nici Zimmermann.
Publications
Multistakeholder sustainability assessment of housing estate regeneration schemes: analysis of a mixed methods survey
Co-Designing with Community for Net Zero: Case Study of a Housing Estate
Identifying the Criteria for Community-Centred Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Estate Regeneration Schemes
A Multistakeholder Participatory Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment Framework for the Options Appraisal of Social Housing Regeneration Schemes
Contesting social housing demolition through community co-design: The Alton Estate's People's Plan
- Role
- PhD researcher
- Funding
- EPSRC PhD Scholarship