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Urban Renewal

In: Urban Land Economics

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  • Graham Hallett

    (University College)

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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.

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  • Graham Hallett, 1979. "Urban Renewal," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Urban Land Economics, chapter 11, pages 223-241, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-04537-2_11
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-04537-2_11
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