Glossary of terms
A.C.R.O.N.Y.M.S and abbreviations
Lets face it we do live in a world where the use of extended and perhaps on the face of it more complicated grammatical terms are used in everyday usage.
This, coupled with the great use of emails and text messages and the ‘modern’ way we shorten and abbreviate words and phrases to get through the day, has created a new sub language made up of abbreviations and acronyms.
The field of regeneration and community development is no different in this regard. Many leading initiatives are government sponsored, and most practitioners (if not all) seems to package the field in a complicated way creates its own language.
So here is our attempt at ensuring that ‘we burst’ the complicated language and acronym scenario. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you cannot understand anything on our site, or, if you wish send us examples of regeneration jargon/acronyms and we can display them here……………….
| Phrase/acronym | What it means/is meant |
| P.B. | Participatory budgeting |
| Volcom | Voluntary community organisation |
| T.A.R.A. | Tenant and resident association |
| L.A.A. | Local area agreement |
| E.U. | European Union |
| E.R.D.F. | European Regional Development Fund |
| E.S.F. | European Social Fund |