Urban Regeneration Hulme
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- Created on: 23-02-21 17:04
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- Urban Regeneration (Hulme)
- What is urban regeneration and what does it aim to achieve?
- The process of partnership schemes which involves councils and businesses trying to improve a local urban area
- These schemes mainly aim to improve the local economy along with social aspects as well as the environment
- Problems with Hulme, Manchester
- Since the 19th century they have had problems with overcrowding resulting in many living in social housing which was poorly built
- New tower blocks and buildings were dirty, cold and isolated areas leaving residence feeling depressed compared to there old communities
- Many people were moving out of Hulme due to unpleasant housing, crime and unemploy-ment
- How were the problems solved?
- Old tower blocks were demolished and replaced by a variety of new private and council houses
- The main shopping centre was refurbished
- A business park was built at Birley Field to encourage private investment
- Hulme park was created to provide a safe, open and green area for locals
- The Zion Centre was created, an arts venue and community centre
- The process of regrenoration
- In 1992 the Hulme city challenge partnership began regenerating the area
- Manchester city council worked with private companies to design a 37.5 million regeneration package
- Aim
- The plan was to create a strong community feel by building a mixture of houses, businesses, shops and community spaces hoping to improve transport links with surrounding communities
- Effects of regeneration
- Positive
- Its population grew by 3.2% between 1992 and 2002
- Frome 1997 to 2002 Hulme received 400million in investment
- More jobs were created
- Unemploy-ment went from 32% to 6% in 20 years
- Negative
- House prices rose pushing the locals out so they could not afford to stay there.
- Many still live in social housing
- Unemploy-ment is still high compared to the rest of Manchester
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- What is urban regeneration and what does it aim to achieve?
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