ABSTRACT
The final chapter tracing central government-driven urban regeneration policy in the postwar period examines New Labour’s brand of urban policy from the late 1990s until the late 2000s. The philosophies underpinning this are reviewed, and comparisons and contrasts with previous approaches are elucidated. Key policies are critiqued and case examples are highlighted. Policies pursued during this period can be broadly divided into two: those policies focusing on the regeneration of neighbourhood and community in areas traditionally dominated by housing, in the context of social exclusion and related urban problems; and those policies based around regenerating declining regions, city centres, and areas of cities formerly dominated by industry and commercial uses rather than housing. The government department responsible for urban regeneration, Communities and Local Government, makes a similar distinction between communities and neighbourhoods (covering areas such as sustainable communities, neighbourhood renewal, social exclusion, community cohesion and civic renewal), and cities and regions (encapsulating city-regions, regional development and regeneration).
