Urban Regeneration - Partnership Schemes

Partnership schemes are between local and national governments and the private sector. City challenge, prestige/flagship projects and sustainable communities come under the bracket of partnership schemes.

City Challenge is an initiative where local authorities compete against each other in order to gain funding for the project. As opposed to other schemes CC focuses equally on buildings, people and values. Each different City challenge has slight different aims specific for the area, for example in Liverpool it was aimed at environmental improvement and in Hulme housing was the main focus.

Hulme City Challenge Partnership
In the 1960's many high rise flats were built in a slum clearance programme. These flats had poor design features and there was a high number of single person households. There was evidence that the local authority used the area to dump some of its unfortunate residents. Redevlopment occured in 1992 when the plans were drawn up. The redevlopment cost £37.5 million.

• 3000 new homes were built
• new shopping centres including an ASDA
• new community facilities
• improved infrastructure

As a result crime has been greatly reduced and there is a more cultural mix of people living in the area. A symbol of the regeneration is the Hulme Arch.

Prestige project developments

These include waterfront developments, for example those in Cardiff Bay. They involve the creation of innovative and stand out projects

Sustainable Communities

An initiative put in place by labour government in 2000. They are defined as places people want to work and live now and in the future. They are sensitive to the environment and contribute to a high quality of life.