The Thames Gateway: Alive and well?

The subject of this chapter differs from other contributions focusing on recognised urban entities, in that it deals with a place that is a political construction rather than a physical reality. We are also dealing with a place that has yet to undergo its own urban renaissance, and may not necessari...

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Published inUrban Design and the British Urban Renaissance pp. 244 - 260
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 2010
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Summary:The subject of this chapter differs from other contributions focusing on recognised urban entities, in that it deals with a place that is a political construction rather than a physical reality. We are also dealing with a place that has yet to undergo its own urban renaissance, and may not necessarily achieve this end as a total project. The Thames Gateway therefore needs to be contextualised rather differently, as a plan rather than as a place. Moreover, there has been, and continues to be, considerable political will to bring the plan into existence and to champion it as an urban renaissance success story.
ISBN:9780415443043
0415443040
0415443032
9780415443036
DOI:10.4324/9780203869208-25