Writing the past into the fabric of the present: urban regeneration in Glasgow’s East End

Julie Clark, Rebecca Madgin

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    Abstract

    Claims that community participation in public art offers a pathway to realising democratic social and economic change have generated considerable debate. Like many urban areas suffering post-industrial decline, East Glasgow in Scotland has been the focus of intensive regeneration activity. In some instances, new urban realm developments have been inscribed with text or visual images, which reference the city's social, industrial and cultural heritage. This chapter blends interviews and documentary analysis to question what this selective process means for the creation of myths, memories and meanings and how the knowledge of historic urban areas is conditioned by regeneration initiatives.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationUrban Transformations
    Subtitle of host publicationGeographies of Renewal and Creative Change
    EditorsNicholas Wise, Julie Clark
    PublisherRoutledge
    ISBN (Electronic)9781315624457
    ISBN (Print)9781138652095
    Publication statusPublished - 2 Jun 2017

    Publication series

    NameRegions and Cities
    PublisherRoutledge

    Keywords

    • urbanism
    • regeneration
    • heritage
    • arts
    • community

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