Regeneration and well-being: research into practice.

Purpose - This article aims to introduce the special issue which arose from a conference about urban regeneration in post industrial cities hosted at Bradford University in 2008. The event focused on the sustainable and intangible aspects of individual and community well-being. Design/methodology/approach - The article discusses the background to urban regeneration and introduces the papers in the issue. Findings - The papers investigate and understand how policies, programmes and projects can increase well-being in the built environment, and what this means for those involved. Specifically the papers address key features of well-being in terms of the economics of regeneration, participation, sustainability, social enterprise, migration, partnership, management, and the importance of place and space. Originality/value - The article focuses on the papers of the special issue that encourage pragmatic and workable solutions based on sound theory and practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]