Urban Regeneration in Europe

by Couch, Chris; Fraser, Charles; Percy, Susan

• ISBN13: 9780632058419
• ISBN10: 0632058412
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-04
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This book provides a comparative account of the process of urban regeneration and examines the factors influencing these processes, as well as the consequences of their implementation. Through a mixture of theoretical discussion and a series of case studies a thorough examination is made of the extent to which these different European old industrial conurbations are facing similar problems.

Author Biography

Chris Couch is Professor of Urban Planning; and Head of Planning and Housing Studies – Liverpool John Mores University

Table of Contents

Contributors	xi
Preface	xv
Acknowledgements	xvii
Acronyms	xix
1 Introduction: the European Context and Theoretical Framework	1	(16)
Chris Couch and Charles Fraser
The contemporary European context	1	(5)
Issues in international comparative urban research	6	(3)
Research methodology	9	(4)
The choice of localities	13	(3)
The structure of the case studies	16	(1)
2 Change in the European Industrial City	17	(17)
Charles Fraser
The origins of the industrial city	17	(2)
The decline of the industrial city	19	(3)
The case for intervention	22	(2)
National policy responses	24	(6)
The impact of the European Union	30	(1)
New challenges	31	(2)
The response to the challenge	33	(1)
3 Urban Regeneration in Liverpool	34	(22)
Chris Couch
The city centre and docklands	37	(12)
Vauxhall and North Liverpool	49	(5)
Conclusions	54	(2)
4 Dundee: a City Discovering Inclusion and Regeneration	56	(13)
Greg Lloyd and John McCarthy
Introduction	56	(2)
Historic context	58	(1)
Decline and change	59	(1)
Revival	59	(6)
Culture, partnership and regionalism	65	(2)
Emerging agendas	67	(1)
Conclusion	68	(1)
5 Urban Regeneration in Belfast	69	(16)
Stephen McKay
Historical background	69	(2)
Recent population changes	71	(1)
Political context	72	(2)
Belfast City Council	74	(2)
Planning	76	(2)
Housing	78	(1)
Urban regeneration	78	(4)
Economic growth	82	(2)
Conclusion	84	(1)
6 Lille: from Textile Giant to Tertiary Turbine	85	(24)
Charles Fraser and Thierry Baert
Decline and the seeds of renewal	87	(2)
A changing image in the Nord	89	(1)
Economic restructuring	90	(1)
The Channel Tunnel	91	(1)
Administrative reform	92	(1)
The spatial planning context	93	(1)
The development results	94	(3)
An international profile	97	(1)
Case studies	98	(8)
The evolution of French regeneration	106	(1)
Summary	107	(2)
7 Rotterdam: Structural Change and the Port	109	(17)
Chris Couch
Renewing older inner-city neighbourhoods	110	(6)
Rebuilding and maintaining the city centre	116	(2)
Kop van Zuid	118	(6)
Conclusions	124	(2)
8 Belgium: the Case of Wallonie	126	(9)
Charles Fraser and Luc Marechal
Historical background	126	(3)
A new beginning and a new programme	129	(3)
The process in action	132	(2)
Summary	134	(1)
9 Milan: the Bovisa District	135	(14)
Corinna Morandi
The historic context	135	(3)
Decline and change	138	(3)
Revival	141	(5)
Emerging agendas	146	(2)
Notes	148	(1)
10 The Ruhr: from Dereliction to Recovery	149	(17)
Susan Percy
Background	150	(1)
Regeneration and development in the Ruhr region	151	(5)
Emscher Park International Building Exhibition (IBA)	156	(9)
Conclusion	165	(1)
11 Economic and Physical Influences on Urban Regeneration in Europe	166	(14)
Chris Couch
Geographical location	166	(3)
The strength of the regional economy	169	(5)
The use of land and buildings	174	(5)
Conclusions	179	(1)
12 The Institutional and Financial Conditions of Urban Regeneration in Europe	180	(20)
Charles Fraser
Administrative structures	180	(7)
Political processes	187	(2)
Financial structures	189	(9)
Summary	198	(2)
13 New Agendas	200	(10)
Susan Percy
Globalisation and place marketing	200	(3)
New industries and links to education	203	(1)
Social exclusion	204	(1)
New alliances and partnerships	205	(2)
Promoting sustainability	207	(1)
Conclusions	208	(2)
14 Review	210	(7)
Charles Fraser, Chris Couch and Susan Percy
Bibliography	217	(10)
Index	227