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Business Improvement Districts and Town Centre Management: What has been their effectiveness and what are the future directions for these strategies?
Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal,
8
(3),
228-232
(2015)
Abstract
This paper outlines the effectiveness and future direction for Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) and Town Centre Management strategies in Scotland’s towns. Key issues include: the current context of Scotland’s towns; the evolution of BIDs and community empowerment; town centre management; the effectiveness of both approaches; and the future direction for these strategies.
Keywords: Towns; retail; community empowerment; town centre management; Business Improvement Districts; Scotland’s Towns Partnership; BIDs Scotland; Association of Town Centre Management
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Author's Biography
Phil Prentice is currently Chief Officer of Scotland’s Towns Partnership (STP) — a new body recently set up with the support of the Scottish Government to coordinate and lead on delivery of the town centre action plan. He has 20 years’ experience in the field of Economic Development & Regeneration.
Ian Davison Porter is Director of Improvement Districts Scotland leading on Scottish Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) since their inception in 2006, and he is also vice chair of Scotland’s Towns Partnership. He has significant experience in retail, town and shopping centres and urban regeneration.
