GoWell

GoWell was longitudinal research and a learning programme that investigated the impact of investment in housing and neighbourhood regeneration in Glasgow on the health and wellbeing of individuals, families and communities. 

Established in 2005, GoWell's long-term study design allowed a range of neighbourhood, housing and health-related factors to be examined before, during, and after changes took place.  

The regeneration of these communities involved a range of interventions including:

• housing improvements 
• transformational regeneration 
• resident relocation 
• the creation of mixed-tenure communities 
• changes in dwelling type (demolition of high-rise blocks and replacement with lower-rise flats and houses) 
• community engagement and empowerment 

GoWell studied all of these and used a mixed range of methods to specifically look at the impacts they may have had in terms of four key sets of outcomes: residential satisfaction; social and community relations; individual and collective empowerment; and health and wellbeing. 

The programme has a separate website from which further background information on the programme, the various research and learning components, the different study area types and areas, and all the publications to-date can be accessed.