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Refurbishment Urban renewal: rebuilding Britain

Language: English Series: Building ; Supplement 10 March 1989, (66) LoanPublication details: 1989Subject(s): Summary: The main theme of this supplement on refurbishment is urban renewal . Includes a guide to sources of finance for urban renewal; looks at how tourism is helping regeneration of run-down inner areas and how the concept of festival shopping is being promoted as a way of bringing people back into city centres. Reports on British Rail `s new approach to railway terminal design, describing four particular schemes in London and also on efforts by London Regional Transport to refurbish existing underground stations . Finally, examines the growing interest in urban design , highlighting the work of the Urban Design Group .
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The main theme of this supplement on refurbishment is urban renewal . Includes a guide to sources of finance for urban renewal; looks at how tourism is helping regeneration of run-down inner areas and how the concept of festival shopping is being promoted as a way of bringing people back into city centres. Reports on British Rail `s new approach to railway terminal design, describing four particular schemes in London and also on efforts by London Regional Transport to refurbish existing underground stations . Finally, examines the growing interest in urban design , highlighting the work of the Urban Design Group .