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Urban Regeneration, Digital Development Strategies and the Knowledge Economy: Manchester Case Study

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In the late twentieth century, cities like Manchester, seen as the ‘original, modern’ [ 1 ] world industrial city, faced serious challenges in terms of how to respond to the massive economic restructuring that was taking place. On the one hand, Manchester needed to respond to the highest rates of unemployment and social exclusion seen for more than 50 years, whilst, at the same time, the city wanted to develop innovative and practical solutions which could bring real economic and social benefits to local people. The impact of even more rapid technological change, referred to as the emerging ‘information society’, which started to impact from the 1980s onwards, exacerbated this dilemma, accelerating the process of restructuring so that within urban areas new economic growth increasingly sat side by side with extremes of poverty, unemployment and other forms of social exclusion. This case study looks at the ways that Manchester, and key players from the city region, including the public sector, business, education and the community sector, responded to this and how those responses over the past 25+ years created new ambitions and aspirations for the city and its citizens. The conclusions focus on the concept of the ‘Smart City’ and Manchester’s ideas on creating a more inclusive, creative and sustainable city, including through the imaginative use of digital technologies, applications and services, and a commitment to open innovation and the co-production of new and innovative services. Copyright Her Majesty the Queen in Right of United Kingdom 2013

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  • Dave Carter, 2013. "Urban Regeneration, Digital Development Strategies and the Knowledge Economy: Manchester Case Study," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 4(2), pages 169-189, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jknowl:v:4:y:2013:i:2:p:169-189
    DOI: 10.1007/s13132-012-0086-7
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    1. Kinnear, Susan & Ogden, Ian, 2014. "Planning the innovation agenda for sustainable development in resource regions: A central Queensland case study," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 39(C), pages 42-53.
    2. Camboim, Guilherme Freitas & Zawislak, Paulo Antônio & Pufal, Nathália Amarante, 2019. "Driving elements to make cities smarter: Evidences from European projects," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 142(C), pages 154-167.
    3. Chahardowli, Mehrdad & Sajadzadeh, Hassan, 2022. "A strategic development model for regeneration of urban historical cores: A case study of the historical fabric of Hamedan City," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 114(C).
    4. Jooseok Oh, 2020. "Smart City as a Tool of Citizen-Oriented Urban Regeneration: Framework of Preliminary Evaluation and Its Application," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(17), pages 1-20, August.
    5. Mee Kam Ng & Caglar Koksal & Cecilia Wong & Yuanzhou Tang, 2022. "Smart and Sustainable Development from a Spatial Planning Perspective: The Case of Shenzhen and Greater Manchester," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(6), pages 1-28, March.
    6. Kourtit, Karima & Nijkamp, Peter & Steenbruggen, John, 2017. "The significance of digital data systems for smart city policy," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 58(C), pages 13-21.

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