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035			_a(Sirsi) u109539
100			_aBourne, C
245			_aProviding a national framework for renewing smaller towns
260			_c2000
490			_aUrban Environment Today _v(109) 16 November 2000, 14(1)
520			_aExamines the US approach to the regeneration of smaller towns. The National Main Street Center has aided the successful regeneration of 1,800 small towns and neighbourhoods across the US. Interested communities follow a four point approach which covers design, organisation, promotion, and economic restructuring. Successful projects have highlighted the importance of demonstrating frequent visual changes to encourage businesses and the community that regeneration is underway. The Main Street Program provides a structured approach to small town regeneration, and in this context the model could be useful to the UK if extended to include housing and transport.
590			_aABS
650			_aTOWN CENTRE PARTNERSHIPS
650			_aCOMMUNITIES
650			_aUNITED STATES
650			_aSMALL TOWNS
650			_aTOWN CENTRES
690			_aREGENERATION
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