Urban Regeneration and the Impact on Local Communities

Regeneration Without Money – is it possible?

Ciarán Cuffe

Regeneration Without Money – is it possible?

1. Temporary uses often become permanent2. Mixed-use development makes sense3. Big projects don’t happen in recessions4. Some cities shrink5. Think creatively about under-used land6. Use culture as a tool for regeneration7. Who is in control?8. Think long-term

1. Temporary uses often become permanent

TEMPLE BAR

Regeneration Without Money – is it possible?

Temple Bar, Dublin 2

BALLYMUN

Regeneration Without Money – is it possible?

2. Mixed-use development makes sense

Ballymun

• North Dublin Regeneration• Masterplan-based• Significant reduction in funding in recent years

3.Big projects don’t happen in recessions

Church Street Site, Dublin 7

4. Some Cities Shrink

Belfast City population

Population Year443,671 1951415,856 1961398,405 1971314,270 1981279,237 1991277,391 2001267,500 2011

5. Think creatively about under-used land

BALLYBOUGH, MUD ISLAND

Regeneration Without Money – is it possible?

IRISH GLASS BOTTLE COMPANY, RINGSEND

Regeneration Without Money – is it possible?

Irene Walsh, DIT Student Thesis 2012

New Park, Los Angeles, USA

6. Use culture as a tool for regeneration

Street Feast, Dublin City Centre

Regeneration Without Money – is it possible?

• Temporary uses often become permanent• Mixed-use development makes sense• Big projects tend not to happen in a recession• Some cities shrink• Think creatively about under-used land• Use culture as a tool for regeneration

7. Who is in control?

Arnstein’s Ladder

8. Think long-term

The Finger Plan is an urban plan from 1947 which provides a strategy for the development of Greater Copenhagen, Denmark.

According to the plan, Copenhagen is to develop along five 'funger', centred on S-train commuter rail lines, which extend from the 'palm', that is the dense urban fabric of central Copenhagen.

In between the fingers, green wedges are supposed to provide land for agriculture and recreational purposes

Low Budget Initiatives

• www.shrinkingcities.coma project (2002-2008) of the German Federal Cultural Foundation

• www.streetfeast.ie-a day of local lunches across Ireland on 17th June, hosted by you and your neighbours

• www.thetrailblazery.com-events, expeditions, talks, performances and interventions

• www.dublincommunitygrowers.ie-Community Gardening within the Urban Landscape

Regeneration Without Money – is it possible?

Yes it is!

Thank you

Ciarán CuffeCiaran.Cuffe@Dit.ie

Department of Environment and PlanningDublin Institute of Technology, Bolton Street, Dublin 1

+353 1 402 2710Twitter.com/CiaranCuffe

Regeneration Without Money – is it possible?

1. Temporary uses often become permanent2. Mixed-use development makes sense3. Big projects don’t happen in recessions4. Some cities shrink5. Think creatively about under-used land6. Use culture as a tool for regeneration7. Who is in control?8. Think long-term