Urban Policy And Regeneration- A Brief UK HISTORY

Question 1

1980s

Answer 1

Conservative gov

Inner city areas=declared problem areas due to collapse caused by decentralisation and deindustrilisation

The policy was called he ‘Action for cities’

Question 2

1980s ‘Action for cities’

Answer 2

1) derelict land grants
For reclamation schemes inc Garden Festivals which were set up in areas of urban decline (eg Liverpool and Stone)
The aim was to showcase an area by attracting visitors
Hope was the business could follow to a redeveloped attractive site

2)Enterprise zones set up in areas of unemployment
Incentives offered to set up business such as reduced tax for 10 years and less planning controls
And attracted business of all kinds
- often companies relocated from nearby and so not ‘new’ business/jobs

3)Urban development cooperations
Set up inc London Docklands development corporations in 1981
Aims l- redevelop derelict land (by deindustrialisation / industrial closures and encourage private investors to redeveloped area

+2700 new homes
150,000 jobs

Focussed on economic issues rather then social mostly

Question 3

2000

Answer 3

Labour gov

Policy- new deal for communities

Aims- for a 10 year plan to transform 39 most deprived neighbourhoods and improve local people lives

Between 2002-2008 NDC partnerships saw improvement in these areas for most indicators including crime, housing and health

Some indicators did not improve such as education and unemployment

There were also large scale partnership schemes such as 2012 olympics and the regeneration of the Stratford and Newham areas

Question 4

1990 w 1st conservative gov

Answer 4

Conservative government
The city challenge

Local authorities- urban decline occurred and bus for funds for specific projects - eg Leicester transformed with ships services and housing

In total 30 city challenge partnerships were introduced in which local authorities worked w private companies to footer for funds to redevelop areas

Question 5

What did the city challenge 1990 do

Answer 5

Improved 40000 homes and created 53000 jobs

Funds were spent preparing bids- of you didn’t win you didn’t receive funding

Question 6

1990s w labour gov

Answer 6

Policies contributes in similar way

Local authority and private companies worked together to regenerate local areas schemes set up inc

The challenge fund- to target crime housing and unemployment

Question 7

1990s gov order

Answer 7

First conservative

Then labour