Urban regeneration schemes

Question 1

Hulme city challenge

Answer 1

• Allowed for local authorities to have more power in regenerating areas
• involved more local communities as well as private businesses.
• funding was given to improve
  
  • physical infrastructure
  • Job creation
  • Social regeneration
• reduced crime
• registered new businesses

Question 2

What are enterprise zones?

Answer 2

• Areas set up to create development in areas of low employment
• Taxes reduced in these areas
• The goal being for new businesses to move in
• successful in part however it lead to businesses to relocating to the Zone
• examples include Birmingham

Question 3

Urban development corporations (UDC’s)

Answer 3

• Creation of agencies specifically to tackle regeneration as opposed to local authorities
• They focused on:
  
  • physical redevelopment of derelict land
  • securing private capital and private sector expertise in the redevelopment of the area
• example - Don valley Sheffield

Question 4

The Labour Policy

Answer 4

• regeneration addressed focusing on:
• community
• neighbourhood
• urban design
• community focused therefore Local strategic partnerships were set up
• Aimed to involve a broader range of the population when creating local policy