Case studies on knowing your community

The following is a list of case studies on community involvement, community-led action research and communities influencing decisions


Title	About
Action research in Ardler	This Demonstrating the Links project set out to understand how the residents of Ardler value and use new urban greenspace created by regeneration.	View
Dundee right on track!	Dundee Partnership was supported by SCDC's Commonwealth Games Legacy for Communities Programme to progress the partnership's existing engagement around a Games legacy.	View
Get-set-go at Glasgow's Kelvinhall!	Central and West Integration Network (CWIN) was supported by Scottish Community Development Centre to engage BME communities in around their hopes and aspirations for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.	View
Improving access in Argyll	Argyll Activities was supported by Scottish Community Development Centre to engage with sports clubs and the disabled community to find out what sporting activities disabled people were able to take part in and what barriers existed to taking part.	VIEW
Neilston Development Trust	Neilston Development Trust used community-led action research to find out how a local asset, Cowden Hall Estate, could be developed to support wider use and access to nature.	View
Portobello Community Council	This case study highlights Portobello Community Council's community engagement process which has been commended by Scottish Community Development Centre as "exemplifying the very best practice" in community engagement.	View
Recreation and renewal in Cowie	Cowie Rural Action Group (CRAG) used the Commonwealth Games and its legacy as a tool to engage the local community around issues such as improving the village and providing more activities for young people.	View