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This chapter outlines some elements of the involvement that the Community Operational Research Unit had with the Thurnscoe Tenants Housing Co-operative over the period 1989 to 1995. The Co-operative was the first client of the Unit and a highly important one in view of the range of work undertaken and the mutual benefits that came out of the relationship.
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Ritchie, C. (2004). Housing in the Dearne Valley: Doing Community OR with the Thurnscoe Tenants Housing Co-operative. In: Midgley, G., Ochoa-Arias, A. (eds) Community Operational Research. Contemporary Systems Thinking. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8911-6_6
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