City of Birmingham, United Kingdom
A City of Canals
Although Birmingham's industrial importance has declined since the 20th century, it has the second-largest city economy in the UK and is the fourth-most visited city by foreign visitors in the UK.
The city was subject to a widespread regeneration effort following bombing during World War II. This public demand for modern buildings, combined with Victorian architectural styles falling out of favour, resulted in dozens of fine Victorian buildings being destroyed in the 1950s and 1960s by the city planners. These planning decisions were to have a profound effect on the image of Birmingham in subsequent decades, with the mix of concrete ring roads, shopping centres and tower blocks giving Birmingham a 'concrete jungle' tag.
In the mid-1980s, the City Council decided that they needed to change the public image of Birmingham, and improve the livability of the city. The first main aim was to target the areas in the city centre that had not been developed following World War II, such as the canals. Schemes such as teh mixed use Brindleyplace, which began in 1994 and has continued to the present day are being undertaken.
The Big City Plan was launched in February 2008. Between December 2008 and February 2009 there was an extensive public consultation stage, engaging with citizens in a variety of ways: a website, newspaper supplements, leaflets, posters, a conference, and even an exhibition on a bus that toured inner-city residential districts. This widespread project is ongoing today.
REGISTRATION
The following Institutions have been registered for the EULP Project. If you also want to be part of it please contact the EULP Assistant Katharina Erne:
eulp@landscape.tuwien.ac.at
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