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Town centres in Scotland: A new direction under devolution
Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal,
6
(3),
226-229
(2013)
Abstract
Scotland is on the brink of a momentous referendum about its relationships within the United Kingdom and Europe. But in many ways, Scotland has already carved out a distinctive path in terms of town centres, reflecting the different environment, needs, dynamics and solutions available. This brief paper reflects on these differences by considering the work of the Town Centre Regeneration Fund, Architecture and Design Scotland’s award winning exhibition on the High Street, the establishment of Scotland’s Towns Partnership, the National Towns Centre Review that is under way and the success of BIDs under distinctive legislation in Scotland.
Keywords: devolution; Scotland; regeneration; Business Improvement Districts; partnership; renewal; town centres
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Author's Biography
Ian Davison Porter is Director of Business Improvement Districts Scotland, a director with the Economic Development Association (Scotland) (EDAS), Vice Chair and a director of the Scotland’s Towns Partnership, and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal. His early career was in retail, store development and redevelopment. Later he was part of the project and management team of a multi-million-pound town centre shopping centre refurbishment and rebuild, part of a wider public and private sector partnership urban regeneration programme. His career took him to town centres across the UK. He joined Town Centres Initiative Limited in West Dunbartonshire before joining the Scottish Government to lead the BIDs programme in April 2006. Improvement Districts Scotland Limited (trading as BIDs Scotland) was incorporated in 2009 and is the national organisation and voice for BIDs in Scotland.
