what are the main themes that urban regeneration programs need to address and what are the key challenges that such programs face in a globalised world?

Urban Regeneration

Urban regeneration in the contemporary society in different parts of the world depends on a numbers of factors such as previous development history , urbanization , social and economic situation of particular urban centers (Lorens , 2008 . It is therefore very possible to define situations among various situations can easily be associated with the post-socialistic cities . The urban areas affected are found in countries , which since the end of Second World War were faced with the development of control system , and economic command , which is normally associated with nondemocratic socialistic political regimes

. After the collapse of such systems , which took place in 1980s , many countries started developing political and economic systems patterns similar to those of the North -American and West-European patterns . However due to the history of those countries , their development seriously differs from that of the developing countries which therefore imply that there is need for regeneration of urban cities in such countries

Many urban cities and centers are today so much in need of more intervention that is appropriate . Such interventions can only be achieved by ensuring comprehensive package of regeneration measures to address the social and economic needs of local communities as well as physical regeneration of the areas where the local population live Challenges in the urban areas such as scattered development opportunities , fragmented land ownership , lack of necessary services and infrastructure to support the rapid population increase and difficulty in accommodating new housing and infrastructure on urban recycled land There are themes that need to...