Relationality, place governance and heritage: the Lower Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle upon Tyne and 'Ouseburnness'.

A distinct collective place imaginary has developed in recent decades for the Lower Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle upon Tyne, or 'Ouseburn', formed by the experience of 'rediscovery' of this post-industrial area, as well as its longer industrial past. This has crystallized in the idea of 'Ouseburnness', a placeness that is used to actively frame the area's character and future. In this paper, we examine this story in the context of a relational understanding of place and the translation of place imaginary into place governance, and vice versa, in the process raising questions of wider relevance to heritage management and urban planning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]