Urban Regeneration: A HandbookPeter Roberts, Hugh Sykes `It [Urban Regeneration] Should make life somewhat easier for practitioners and will offer a further stimulus to the development of taught courses in the not-so-gentle art of regeneration' - Urban Studies Providing students and practitioners with a detailed overview of the key theoretical and applied issues, this book is a comprehensive and integrated primer on regeneration. The various chapters: review the history and context of urban regeneration; consider funding implications; look at environmental, social and community issues, as well as employment, education and training; focus on managing urban regeneration; consider land use issues; and discuss monitoring and evaluation. The book concludes with a comparative analysis, with examples from America and Europe, and a discussion of future trends. The book represents the first systematic overview of urban regeneration in one volume and is set to become the standard reference work. As such, it will be required reading for practitioners involved in regeneration, and students of urban studies, planning, architecture, and estate management. |
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction | 3 |
Chapter 2 The Evolution Definition and Purpose of Urban Regeneration | 9 |
Chapter 3 Strategy and Partnership in Urban Regeneration | 37 |
Part II Major Themes and Topics | 59 |
Chapter 4 Economic Regeneration and Funding | 61 |
Chapter 5 Physical and Environmental Aspects | 86 |
Chapter 6 Social and Community Issues | 109 |
Chapter 7 Employment Education and Training | 129 |
the Legal Issues | 179 |
Chapter 10 Monitoring and Evaluation | 203 |
Chapter 11 Organisation and Management | 228 |
Part IV Experience Elsewhere and a View of the Future | 255 |
Chapter 12 Lessons from America in the 1990s | 257 |
Chapter 13 European Experiences | 281 |
Chapter 14 Current Challenges and Future Prospects | 295 |
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