Refurbishment & Demolition Factsheet: Health and Wellbeing

Published on December 16, 2016

Published on December 16, 2016

The decision to demolish or refurbish housing has major impacts on residents and the wider community.

Regeneration projects broadly aim to improve living and economic conditions, but the means to achieve this and the distribution of costs and benefits are often highly contentious.

This fact sheet explores the impacts of demolition and refurbishment on residents and communities from a health and wellbeing perspective.