Today, we visited Salford Quays. Once the thriving transportation hub of Greater Manchester the Salford
Quays became derelict in the process of de-industrialisation. The Quays are one of the earliest urban
regeneration schemes in Greater Manchester and apart form various residential developments they are home
to the Imperial War Museum, the Lowry Centre and the Media City .
Salford Quays Residential Development
We also had the pleasure to meet Chris Farrow. His regeneration portfolio has included Director of
Operations at London Docklands Development Corporation and Chief Executive at Merseyside Development
Corporation. Chris is now the Chief Executive of Central Salford URC and gave us an insightful presentation of Salford’s £4 billion
programme of regeneration.
All over Europe, cities are faced with the challenge of using cultural resources to re-position their
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In order to fully exploit the innovative and supportive role of culture in European urban development,
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The MA in European Urban Cultures offers a specialist programme aimed at graduate students from Europe
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