The Effects of Transport Infrastructure and Urban Development Investment in London's Docklands with Particular Reference to Leisure and Tourism 1970-1997

T S Mervyn Jones
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T S Mervyn Jones: Brookes University (Oxford)

Kobe Economic & Business Review, 1997, vol. 41, 133-156

Abstract: The Docklands redevelopment area is the largest urban renewal programme in Europe. It covers an area of eight square miles (2,226 hectares) and extends for nearly twelve kilometres following the River Thames. This paper traces and analyses chronologically the land use and transport background, the changing planning, technical and social objectives during this period, and the reasons behind the selection of the new transport infrastructure. It further analyses the role and power of the newly created London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC). The `Learning Curve' associated with this urban development investment is also considered, with particular reference to ( i ) the spectacular growth of leisure and tourism redevelopment area, ( ii ) the incremental nature of the redevelopment; ( iii ) the major players involved in the success of this redevelopment and ( iv ) the winners and losers of the changes.

Keywords: Redevelopment; Land uses; Transport planning/Incestment; Measurable effects; Accessibility; Tourism/Leisure growth; Learning curve; Entreprenuership; Winners/Losers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997
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