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Workbook and Powerpoint covering 2.4.4 Urban regeneration

• Urban regeneration involves the renewal of run-down, derelict or unused urban space to improve economic, social and
environmental conditions.
• Planners, local government, businesses and residents all play contrasting roles in regeneration and may have conflicting
needs and aims.
• Large-scale infrastructure projects (sporting events, expos, tourism development) are often the catalyst for regeneration,
re-imaging and rebranding.
• Smaller-scale regeneration projects focus on improving communities (housing, education and skills, employment
opportunities) and increasing local representation.
• Both small and large-scale regeneration projects have varying costs and benefits (economic, social and environmental) for
different groups involved.
• Urban regeneration increasingly focuses on urban sustainability in terms of resource consumption, social equality, community
identity and representation and pollution reduction.