Urban Regeneration in the UK

Urban Regeneration in the UK
ISBN-10
1351030280
ISBN-13
9781351030281
Series
Urban Regeneration in the UK
Category
Science
Pages
400
Language
English
Published
2020-11-13
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Andrew Tallon

Description

This textbook provides an accessible and critical synthesis of urban regeneration in the UK incorporating key policies, approaches, issues, debates and case studies. The central objective of the textbook is to place the historical and contemporary regeneration agenda in context. Section I sets up the conceptual and policy framework for urban regeneration in the UK. Section II traces policies that have been adopted by central government to influence the social, economic and physical development of cities, including early town and country and housing initiatives, community-focused urban policies of the late 1960s, entrepreneurial property-led regeneration of the 1980s, competition for urban funds in the 1990s, urban renaissance and neighbourhood renewal policies of the late 1990s and 2000s, and new approaches in the age of austerity during the 2010s. Section III illustrates the key thematic policies and strategies that have been pursued by cities themselves, focusing particularly on improving economic competitiveness and tackling social disadvantage. Section IV summarises key issues and debates facing urban regeneration entering the 2020s, and speculates upon future directions in an era of continued economic uncertainty. Urban Regeneration in the UK combines the approaches taken by central government and cities themselves to regenerate urban areas. The latest ideas and examples from across disciplines and across the UK's urban areas are illustrated. This textbook provides a comprehensive and up-to-date synthesis of interest to students as well as a seminal read for practitioners and researchers.

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