Urban regeneration: Success or failure?

Written by Christopher Mawdsley with Irmani Darlington, July 2002.

The leader of Manchester City Council, Cllr Richard Leese, opened the day’s discussion with an observation that urban regeneration is an immense task and one that is often underestimated in terms of what needs to be accomplished. In outlining ‘urban regeneration in a major city’ Cllr Leese painted a picture of just how complex and difficult regeneration activity actually is.