REGENERATION
BiGGAR Economics has undertaken a number of projects that have considered mechanisms for the regeneration of communities adversely affected by economic change. These include rural communities that have suffered from long term decline in employment in rural industries and urban areas that have suffered from closures of traditional manufacturing sectors.
PROJECTS
- economic appraisal of the Clyde Waterfront Regeneration Initiative, a major regeneration project to regenerate the waterfront from Glasgow city centre to the west;
- economic impact modelling of a number of scenarios of the future development of West Edinburgh, one of Scotland's most important economic development areas, consisting of Edinburgh International Airport, the Royal Highland Showground and the International Business Gateway a key inward investment site for headquarters investment projects;
- economic appraisals and business plan for London Thames Gateway Development Corporation for the implementation of its proposals for Lea River Park, a series of interlinked new parks joining the Thames in the south to Stratford and Olympic Park and the rest of Lea Valley River Park to the north;
- development of a new business plan for Clydebank Rebuilt, Scotland's first Urban Regeneration Company;
- development of an evaluation and monitoring framework for the East of England' Regional Renaissance programme - a series of community and physical regeneration initiatives aimed at making the East of England a prosperous and attractive place to live and work;
