A report by Barry Shaw (CUDS) from 2001 examined the changing use of public-private partnerships in urban regeneration projects in the United Kingdom between 1980-1990s.
“Strategic Frameworks for Local Development: The Expanding Scope for Public Private Partnerships” outlines important facets of comprehensive urban space regeneration. Documents include the report and accompanying presentation slides.
[Excerpt: Introduction, Final Report, page 1, by Barry Shaw MBE BArch RIBA MRTPI FRSA]
“The last two decades in the UK have seen the approach to regeneration evolve from a few mainly large-scale initiatives in big cities to a multiplicity of smaller interventions capable of being targeted at small towns and settlements. Many of the initiatives involve the use of public-private partnerships in the form of autonomous agencies to manage their delivery. The framework within which these partnerships operate has evolved from one of close control directly exercised by central government departments to a more devolved structure of regional management and policy formation.”
“Regeneration is characterised by the need to be holistic in approach and even those interventions with clearly defined outputs such as the provision of mass housing have had to achieve a broader range of outcomes including job creation and social support. Twenty years ago partnership with the private sector was greeted with hostility and concern, particularly with regard to public and financial accountability. The early schemes, while still controversial, were seen to be successful and public-private partnerships are now the accepted norm across the political spectrum.”
| Project Year: | 2001 |
| Project Type: | Research Paper |
| Geographic Regions: | United Kingdom |
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| Authors: | Barry Shaw for CUDS |
| Sponsors: | Center for Urban Development Studies at the Harvard Graduate School of Design |
| Categories: | Informal Settlements and Urban Upgrading |
| ID: | 2001_08_002 |