Brings together articles on aspects of urban regeneration and renewal. In "Urban effect" David Blackman assesses whether the ambitions of the urban white paper "Our towns and cities: the future: delivering an urban renaissance" (ISBN 0101491123), have been fulfilled five years after its publication. Keith Cooper in "Clearance to move" visits the scene of the local market renewal pathfinders demolition plans on Merseyside and looks at the relocation packages on offer across northern England and the Midlands. In "Cutting edge" David Blackman discovers that the market renewal pathfinders are under real pressure to achieve the fundamental changes demanded by the government programme. Mike Lloyd in "Work in progress" scrutinises the Scottish Executive's regeneration record and looks at the activities of the pathfinder urban regeneration companies at Raploch, Craigmillar and Clydebank.