Book review: remaking London: decline and regeneration in urban culture

Madden, David J. (2013) Book review: remaking London: decline and regeneration in urban culture. LSE Review of Books (23 Nov 2013). Website.

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Between the slum clearances of the early twentieth century and debates about the post-Olympic city, the drive to regenerate London has intensified. Yet today, with a focus on increasing land values, regeneration schemes purporting to foster diverse and creative new neighbourhoods typically displace precisely the qualities, activities and communities they claim to support. In Remaking London, Ben Campkin aims to provide a lucid and stimulating historical account of urban regeneration, exploring how decline and renewal have been imagined and realised at different scales. Reviewed by David Madden.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/
Additional Information:	© 2013 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Date Deposited:	21 Jan 2014 08:36
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 18:56
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/55369

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