irvine bay urban regeneration company surf small towns regeneration seminar no small matter
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irvine bay urban regeneration company
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Small Towns Regeneration Seminar
No Small Matter
Brian MacDonald
irvine bay urban regeneration company
irvine bay - the area
A Different CountryA Different Country
“The highest rate of unemployment 9.4% is“The highest rate of unemployment 9.4% isNorth Ayrshire …North Ayrshire …
It makes the City of Aberdeen a different country.It makes the City of Aberdeen a different country.Unemployment there is down to just 1.7%,Unemployment there is down to just 1.7%,
the City of Edinburgh is just 2.3%.”the City of Edinburgh is just 2.3%.”
August 16, The Scotsman
A decade from now if present trends continue, Glasgow will (at least proportionately) no longer be Scotland’s great urban problem; rather it will be the small towns of the West……..there is a wide arc of towns that will be losing some of their economic base, but will be unable to compete with thriving service growth at the core of the City Region.
We need a new vision for these towns set in the context of their city-region to deal with these emergent issues.
Review of Scotland’s Cities- The Analysis, Scottish Executive 2002
Cities should not be too proud to capitalise onassets beyond their borders. Increasingly, developers
and investors in the regions are knowledgeableabout other regional markets and there are great
opportunities in working together. The institutionalinvestors will follow those trends.”
Sir Bob Kerslake Chief Executive
Sheffield City CouncilMIPIM 2007
Ardrossan, SaltcoatsArdrossan, Saltcoats
and Stevenstonand Stevenston
Irvine & KilwinningIrvine & Kilwinning
irvine bay the area
Data Zones
Causes of Weaknesses in the Economy
•Non recovery from loss of IDC imported employers
•Remaining companies are , for the most part low value , low wage
•Despite contraction in manufacturing over dependent and still vulnerable
•High Speed Change
•35% of manufacturing jobs lost 1998-2003
•40% industrial space empty circa 2.5 million sq ft
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irvine bay partners
• North Ayrshire Council
•Scottish Enterprise Ayrshire
•Supporting
•Communities Scotland
•Scottish Executive
•Communities
•Enterprise
irvine bay the issues
• Business Infrastructure
• Quality of Life
• Environment
• Image
• Economy
• Housing Stock
• Workforce Skills
• Poverty and Exclusion
irvine bay - the company
5 P u b lic S e c to rB o a rd M e m b e rs
5 P riva te S e c to rB o a rd M e m b e rs
I n de p en de n t C ha irM a rg a re t F o rd
5 towns5 principles5 themes
Developed through‘landmark’ projects
Incorporated into5 town masterplans
Irvine Bay5
Irvine Bay5