‘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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Main Author: Ramsey, Phil
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2013
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47701/
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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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