1. How to Manage Town Centres

2. How to Improve Residential Areas

3. How to Create Quality Parks and Open Spaces

Three guides will be available as part of the How to programme, they will cover town centres, residential areas and parks and open spaces. Each guide will provide:

• information for working in partnership with other practitioners
• an outline of powers and tools available
• examples of innovative approaches and good practice for tackling issues

1. How to Manage Town Centres

• Managing the night-time economy
• Using licensing laws productively
• Reducing alcohol-related crime
• Making town centres more attractive

2. How to Improve Residential Areas - available June 2005

• Improving the spaces around residential areas
• Making residential areas and streets safe
• Tackling housing-related anti-social behaviour
• Designing, managing and maintaining streetscapes

3. How to Create Quality Parks and Open Spaces - available June 2005

• Using planning and design to improve quality
• Long term management and maintenance
• Accessing acceptable standards for parks and green spaces
• The role of communities in transforming local parks and spaces