How can we better capture the comparable value for money and non-monetised benefits of different community-led initiatives and interventions (including those which seek to strengthen social infrastructure and social capital)?
Background
Including bringing together further evidence on what the social and economic impact of having a more integrated and cohesive place is.
Next steps
The lead contacts are: Lesley Smith, Senior Principal Research Officer, Analysis, Research and Co-ordination Unit, Analysis and Data Directorate: Lesley.Smith@levellingup.gov.uk and David Hughes, Head of the Chief Scientific Adviser’s office: psChiefScientificAdviser@levellingup.gov.uk.
Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Related UKRI funded projects
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A review of theories, concepts and interventions relating to community-level strengths and their impact on health and well being
This paper draws on two reviews of the relationship between strong communities and health and well being. The first is a theoretical and conceptual review of recent ideas that presuppose the existence of community relati...
Funded by: AHRC
Why might this be relevant?
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Concepts and meanings of community in the social sciences: a review
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Why might this be relevant?
The project reviews the concepts and meanings of community in the social sciences, but does not directly address the question's focus on capturing the value and benefits of community-led initiatives.
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Unearth Hidden Assets through Community Co-design and Co-production
One of the driving forces behind the Connected Communities scheme is to help communities become stronger, more resilient and self-reliant so that they can adapt and thrive even in difficult times like the economic downtu...
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Why might this be relevant?
The project explores community co-design and co-production, which partially aligns with the question's focus on capturing the value and benefits of community-led initiatives. However, it does not directly address the non-monetised benefits and social infrastructure aspects mentioned in the question.