ABSTRACT
This chapter gathers together some of the themes that connect redevelopment to wider issues of town planning. It begins with a study of redevelopment areas and their use in Liverpool, Birmingham and London. In the second part, there is a discussion of certain underlying themes that supported the switch of attention to the inner parts of cities as a focus for redevelopment and rehousing, and to the development of town planning strategies in response. This part is less concerned with the extent of public action and more with factors shaping the direction of such action. Finally, some social aspects of rehousing policy are discussed within a context of contemporary notions of “community”.
