Covers AQA spec point: 3.2.3.1 Urban policy and regeneration in the UK since 1979.
A summary of the main urban policies in the UK since 1979
Includes Enterprise Zones, Urban Development Corporations, City Challenge and New Deal for Communities strategies with examples for each.
One of the d...
1979-1991 A greater emphasis places on Enterprise zones
Emphasis given to the role of the private sector Urban Development
property-led initiatives and to regenerate inner city Corporations
the creation of an areas.
entrepreneurial culture
1991 - 1997 A greater focus on local City Challenge
Partnership schemes and leadership and partnerships
competition-led policy between the private sector,
local communities, voluntary
sector and the local authority.
1997 - 2000s Many strategies in the 2000s New Deal for Communities
Area-based initiatives focused upon narrowing the
gap in key social and
economic indicators between
the most deprived
neighbourhoods and the rest
of the country. Local
authorities were set targets to
improve levels of health,
education and employment
opportunities.
An evaluation of three key policies which have taken place in the UK, 1980 - 2010
Regeneration Details Successes Failures Case Studies
Policy
Urban Set up in the 1980s, Effective in attracting Did little to tackle London
Development primarily to new businesses to social problems. Docklands
Corporations regenerate inner city run down areas. By Local people Development
areas. The boards the mid-1990s, they complained they Corporation
of UDCs were made had attracted over had little
up of the local £12 billion in involvement and in
business community private-sector some, locals did not
and they were investment and benefit from the new
encouraged to created 190,000 jobs housing and jobs
spend money on nationally. created.
buying land, building
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