Urban case studies

Urban redevelopment & Regeneration

London Docklands Development Corporation

• The government invested £1.86
• £7.7 billion in private investments
• Improvements to houises (24,046), transport (more underground rail line) and business (2,700 trading)

Pollution - Beijing

• Air pollution levels are blamed for more than 400,000 premature deaths a year
• Air pollution causes acid rain
• The air in Beijing is considered "very dangerous"
• More than one million people are living is cities with "dangerous air"
• There has been an explosive increase in car ownership, which will raise the…