Urban ‘regeneration’ – where disadvantaged or declining neighbourhoods are targeted for intervention and ‘renewal’ – has a checkered history. From the ‘slum clearance’ initiatives of the 20th Century, to contemporary ‘upzoning’ reforms, proponents claim that increasing new housing development within existing urban areas is preferable to ‘greenfield’ development. Yet concerns remain about the environmental impacts and design quality of recent projects as well as wider risks of gentrification and displacement under existing models of market led regeneration. This panel considers recent practice and asks whether a truly “regenerative” model could replenish urban ecosystems, while supporting social capital and housing justice.
Chair
Alex O’Mara
Speakers
Alistair Sisson
Louise Crabtree Hayes
Philip Thallis