‘A pleasingly blank canvas’: urban regeneration in Northern Ireland and the case of Titanic Quarter
The ongoing development of Titanic Quarter in Belfast, Northern Ireland, has already made significant changes to the area. The site on which the Titanic was built has been redeveloped as an area for tourism, business, education and the creative industries. The site has been developed following a sig...
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| description | The ongoing development of Titanic Quarter in Belfast, Northern Ireland, has already made significant changes to the area. The site on which the Titanic was built has been redeveloped as an area for tourism, business, education and the creative industries. The site has been developed following a significant inflow of private capital, and with the additional support of local government and public finance. This article outlines how economic and political forces have coalesced in Belfast to the point that the violent period of the ‘Troubles’ in Northern Ireland can be said to have created a ‘pleasingly blank canvas for regeneration’. |
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| spelling | nottingham-477012020-04-29T14:59:25Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47701/ ‘A pleasingly blank canvas’: urban regeneration in Northern Ireland and the case of Titanic Quarter Ramsey, Phil The ongoing development of Titanic Quarter in Belfast, Northern Ireland, has already made significant changes to the area. The site on which the Titanic was built has been redeveloped as an area for tourism, business, education and the creative industries. The site has been developed following a significant inflow of private capital, and with the additional support of local government and public finance. This article outlines how economic and political forces have coalesced in Belfast to the point that the violent period of the ‘Troubles’ in Northern Ireland can be said to have created a ‘pleasingly blank canvas for regeneration’. Taylor & Francis 2013-07-30 Article PeerReviewed Ramsey, Phil (2013) ‘A pleasingly blank canvas’: urban regeneration in Northern Ireland and the case of Titanic Quarter. Space and Polity, 17 (2). pp. 164-179. ISSN 1470-1235 https://doi.org/10.1080/13562576.2013.817513 doi:10.1080/13562576.2013.817513 doi:10.1080/13562576.2013.817513 |
| spellingShingle | Ramsey, Phil ‘A pleasingly blank canvas’: urban regeneration in Northern Ireland and the case of Titanic Quarter |
| title | ‘A pleasingly blank canvas’: urban regeneration in Northern Ireland and the case of Titanic Quarter |
| title_full | ‘A pleasingly blank canvas’: urban regeneration in Northern Ireland and the case of Titanic Quarter |
| title_fullStr | ‘A pleasingly blank canvas’: urban regeneration in Northern Ireland and the case of Titanic Quarter |
| title_full_unstemmed | ‘A pleasingly blank canvas’: urban regeneration in Northern Ireland and the case of Titanic Quarter |
| title_short | ‘A pleasingly blank canvas’: urban regeneration in Northern Ireland and the case of Titanic Quarter |
| title_sort | ‘a pleasingly blank canvas’: urban regeneration in northern ireland and the case of titanic quarter |
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