Urban Renewal

Graham Hallett
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Chapter 11 in Urban Land Economics, 1979, pp 223-241 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Urban renewal is not a new phenomenon. If it were, the centres of London, Paris or Cologne would be the same as they were in the Middle Ages. Change takes place when individual buildings are redeveloped or modernised, when new streets are built, when whole districts are demolished in war or when public urban renewal programmes are initiated. Perhaps it is worth remembering that cities were renewed — not always without success — before ‘urban renewal’ or ‘town planning’ was invented. Nevertheless, the renewal of urban districts poses two technical (among other) problems. Firstly, the existing property boun daries may not be suitable; e.g. larger sites may be needed. Secondly, there is a need for some co-ordination at a level above that of the individual site. The London squares of the early 19th century required planning of the terraces, roads and the central garden; a comparable type of small-scale planning is needed today.

Keywords: Local Authority; Urban Renewal; Town Planning; Quantifiable Cost; Individual Owner (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1979
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-04537-2_11

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