Full Description
Originally published in 1987, Regenerating the Inner City looks at the changes to Glasgow's East End and how industrial closures and slum clearance projects have caused people to leave. This is reflected across the western world, and causes severe blows to cities where these industries are located. The book draws on Glasgow's Eastern Area Renewal Scheme, the first big urban renewal project in Britain. The contributors to the volume come from a range of disciplines and form practical conclusions for policy-makers, and community activists. The book uses door-to-door surveys in Glasgow's east end, and interviews with community groups to gain an authentic understanding of the issue.
Contents
Notes on Contributors Preface Part I: The Setting 1. Glasgow and its East End 2. Continuity, Change and Contradiction in Urban Policy Part II: The GEAR Project 3. Urban Renewal and the Origin of Gear 4. Jobs and Incomes 5. Public Housing 6. Rehabilitating Older Housing 7. New Owner-Occupied Housing 8. Some Environmental Considerations 9. Access to the Health Services 10. Leisure and Recreation 11. Transport and Communications 12. The Management of GEAR Part III: Wider Perspectives 13. Lessons for Local Economic Policy 14. A Strategy for Education 15. Conclusions Appendix Bibliography Index
