Regeneration case study: Manchester City Centre Flashcards
When was MCR an important industrial city?
19th and early 20th centuries
When did industrial activities start to decrease?
1960
When did the IRA bomb occur
1996
What was set up in 1988
Central Manchester Development Corporation
What type of regeneration did the CMDC hope to achieve
top-down property led regeneration
What was the CMDCs aim
to regenerate 200ha in southern sector of MCR cc
What did the CMDC do in the Whitworth street district?
warehouses were converted and redeveloped to create a village like community
What was a positive outcome of the Whitworth street district?
attracts over 2million tourists a year
What happened in 1996
CMDC disbanded and planning powers reverted to Manchester City Council
What is Manchester Millennium Ltd?
they led a public private partnership for Manchester city council and private businesses (bottom up regeneration)
How long was MML in action for
1996-2005
How much damage did the 1.5 IRA bomb cause?
£700million destroyed over 45,000m2 of retail space
How much public and private money was there?
£80million public and £500million private
What happened to the cities population in 2006
it increased from under 1,000 in 1991 to over 15,000 in 2006
How much does manchester city centre contribute to the economy every year?
£5billion
