Urban design and the British urban renaissance [
An insightful exploration of the strengths, weaknesses and implications of New Labour's urban renaissance agenda, experts in urban design and planning critically review the development and application of the strategy in Britain's largest cities.
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London ; New York :
Routledge ,
2010
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Table of Contents:
- 1. An introduction to the British urban renaissance; The English 'Core Cities': An introduction
- 2. Birmingham: Translating ambition into quality
- 3. Manchester: Making it happen
- 4. Leeds: Shaping change and guiding success
- 5. Sheffield: A miserable disappointment no more?
- 6. Liverpool: Liverpool's Vision and the decade of cranes
- 7. Bristol: Not a design-led urban renaissance
- 8. Newcastle upon Tyne: In search of a post-industrial direction
- 9. Nottingham: 'A consistent and integrated approach to urban design'London and the Thames Gateway: An introduction
- 10. Central London: Intensity, excess and success in the context of a world city
- 11. King's Cross: Renaissance for whom?
- 12. The Isle of Dogs: Thirty-five years of regeneration but have we seen a renaissance?
- 13. The Thames Gateway: Alive and well?; The 'Celtic Capitals': An introduction
- 14. Edinburgh: Catching up with the contemporary