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Creating Communities

Eric Sandelands

Social value and social capital in urban and rural development. Helping communities thrive.

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Reimagining Community Futures

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So much has changed in my lifetime. Ours is a time of rapid urbanization, digital fragmentation, and changing social norms. The past, as someone once said, is a different country. As we lift up our heads and look a...

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Greening the Saudi Desert

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If you haven’t been to Riyadh for a while you may be surprised at how green parts of the city have become, with native trees maturing and providing beauty and shade.

Saudi Arabia is o...

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Warsaw's Natural World

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The origins of this article rest in a dialogue with of . Penny had read my article Hamburg’s Green Network and urged me to take a look at her adopted home city of Warsaw.

I’m glad I did.

I knew that the c...

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Does East Anglia Need a New City?

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I found myself recently traveling unexpectedly traveling through Cambridgeshire. The impact of the conflict between America and Iran on aviation had caused me to take a circuitous route home from Riyadh to North Yorkshir...

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The Thames Freeport Social Value Framework Report

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The Thames Freeport Social Value Framework report, published by the RSA (Royal Society of Arts) on 8 May 2026, outlines recommendations from an independent Social Value Commission for ensuring that the Tha...

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    I write mainly on social value, and stories of community development and human connection. My background is in leading stakeholders though change on major construction programs, integrating governance with program delivery and community impact.

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