Table of Contents

Introduction Section 1. Globalization and Neo-liberal Perspectives 1. Introduction 2. Modernist Narratives of Renewal and the Historiography of Urban Regeneration 3. The Changing Context of Urban Regeneration in North West Europe 4. Just Add Water: Waterfront Regeneration as a Global Phenomenon 5. International Policy Transfer: Business Improvement Districts and Enterprise Zones in the UK 6. Evolution of Urban Regeneration as a Government-assisted Revenue Strategy in Turkey: The Global Imperative 7. Neoliberal-inspired Large-scale Urban Development Projects in Chinese Cities 8. Urban Regeneration and Neo-liberal State Reform: Changing Roles of Cities in the Japanese Developmental State 9. The Blessing in Disguise: Urban Regeneration in Poland in a Neo-liberal Milieu 10. Local-global Influences on Project-led Urban Renewal in Durban, South Africa Section 2. Emerging Reconceptualizations of Regeneration 11. Introduction 12. Urban Regeneration in Asia: Mega Projects and Heritage Conservation 13. Sustainable Urban Regeneration within the European Union: A case of ‘Europeanization’? 14. From State-led to Developer-led? The Dynamics of Urban Renewal Policies in Taiwan 15. Regenerating What? The Politics and Geographies of Actually Existing Regeneration 16. Urban Regeneration and The City of Experts 17. Regenerating the Core – Or is it Periphery? Reclaiming Waterfronts in US Cities 18. Regeneration for Some: Degeneration for Others 19. Urban Regeneration and the Social Economy Section 3. Public Infrastructure and Public Space 20. Introduction 21. Mass Transit is the Anchor: Transit-focused Urban Regeneration Across the Pacific Rim 22. The German Internationale Bauausstellung (IBA) and Urban Regeneration: Lessons from the IBA Emscher Park 22. Critical Success Factors in Urban Brownfield Regeneration: Bringing ‘Hardcore’ Sites in Manchester and Osaka Back into Use 23. The Integration of Cultural Heritage and Urban Regeneration in Melbourne 24. Cultural Regeneration, Diversity and the Making of Democratic Public Space 25. Achieving Global Competitiveness and Local Poverty Reduction? The Tale of a Public-private Partnership for Urban Regeneration in Bangalore, India 26. Urban Regeneration: The ‘improvisation’ Tactics From the Favelas vs. the ‘Spectacularization’ of Public Space Section 4. Housing and Cosmopolitan Communities 27. Introduction 28. Housing-led Urban Regeneration: Place, Planning and Politics 29. Housing Delivery Through Mixed-use Urban Regeneration Schemes: A European Comparison 30. Housing and Infrastructure-led Regeneration in South Africa: A Case Study of Johannesburg and Tshwane Metropolitan Municipalities 31. Bad Memories and Good Prospects for Housing-led Urban Regeneration Projects in Nigeria 32. Greater Cairo’s Housing Crisis: Contested Suburban Communities and the Fragmentation of New Cairo City 33. Regenerating Through Social Mixing: Origins, Aims and Strategies 34. Transnational Neighborhoods and the Metropolitan Community 35. Recovery of Social Housing and Infrastructure Costs in Urban Renewal: Some Lessons from Turkey Section 5. Community-centred Regeneration 36. Introduction 37. Area-based Approaches to Urban Regeneration: Innovation in Vain? A Comparison of Evidence from UK and Denmark 38. Engaging Local Communities in Neighbourhood Regeneration in England: An Evaluation of Aims, Objectives and Outcomes 39. From Sin City to Cine City – Re-peeling of Taipei’s Skin-peeling Alley 40. Negotiating Participatory Regeneration in the Post-Socialist Inner City 41. Urban Regeneration and Sustainable Community Development in Historic Neighborhoods of Istanbul 42. The Changing Landscape of Community-led Regeneration in Scotland 43. Regeneration Through Social Enterprise: Government-led and Community-driven Initiatives in Britain and Japan 44. Whose Urban Regeneration? Two Belfast Case Studies Section 6. Culture-led Regeneration 45. Introduction 46. The Neo-liberal Turn: ‘Culture’-led Urban Regeneration in Shanghai 47. Toward Sustainable Culture-led regeneration 48. The Regenerative Impacts of the European City/Capital of Culture Events 49. Culture-led Urban Regeneration: The Discursive Politics of Institutional Change 50. Culture-led Downtown Regeneration or Creative Gentrification? 51. Stadiums, Public Spaces and Mega-events: Cultural and Sports Facilities as Catalysts for Urban Regeneration and Development 52. Neo-liberal Exceptionalism in Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic Port Regeneration 53. Conclusions and Aspirations For the Future of Urban Regeneration

About the Author

Dr Michael E. Leary is a Senior Lecturer and Course Director for the MA Planning Policy and the MA Urban Regeneration at London South Bank University. Michael qualified as a Chartered Town Planner in the 1980s. Over the years he has worked in public sector planning and as a planning consultant.

Dr John McCarthy is a Reader in Urban Studies in the Institute for Building and Urban Design, School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University. John worked as a planning practitioner in the public sector in London in the 1980s, and has worked in academia at the University of Dundee and Heriot-Watt University.

Reviews

"With international scholarship and case studies from every continent, this Companion is destined to be an essential reference for anyone interested in urban regeneration. Accessible essays cover every aspect of the problems cities face worldwide and report on the solutions that have been tried using the latest research." Yvonne Rydin, Professor of Planning, Environment and Public Policy, Director of UCL Environment Institute, UCL."The Companion is extraordinary in the scope of the cases covered. Focusing on Europe and Asia, it points to the similarities and differences among a vast number of projects in developing and developed countries. It shows the effects of neoliberalism on regeneration programs but also the ways in which resistance to megaprojects has been effective." Susan S. Fainstein, Visiting Professor, LKY School, National University of Singapore and Senior Research Fellow, Harvard University Graduate School of Design."Leary and McCarthy’s impressive collection of papers is a timely reminder that urban regeneration is not confined to the glamour cities of North America or the command and control centers of the EU. Urban regeneration is global, complex, multi-faceted and not always right." Professor Robin Boyle, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Wayne State University, USA."This book packs in-depth analyses of urban regeneration processes from 70 international experts into six accessible sections examining topic areas from emerging reconceptualizations of regeneration and community centered regeneration to neo-liberal perspectives and culture-led regeneration. With ambitious goals, Leary and McCarthy deliver." Mehdi Comeau in CITIES"This volume is successful overall because the international case studies and comparisons presented help bring into focus the challenges and complexities of urban regeneration initiatives around the world." - Fernando J Bosco 2015 (Journal of Regional ScienceVolume 55, Issue 2)‘The companion’ is a remarkable collection of critical reviews and analyses; benefiting from case studies and empirical accounts from all corners of the world... the international diversity of contributions sets ‘The companion’ apart from other books in the field.. its breadth should ensure that it emerges at the pinnacle of the avid student’s personal ‘reading list’. - Lee Pugalis 2015, Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal, Vol. 8, 4, 413–416