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Urban Studies, Vol. 39, No. 10, 1757-1775 (2002)
DOI: 10.1080/0042098022000002948
© 2002 Urban Studies Journal Limited

Testing Governance: Partnerships, Planning and Conflict in Waterfront Regeneration

Keith Bassett

School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, University Road, Bristol, BS8 1SS, UK, K.Bassett{at}bris.ac.uk

Ron Griffiths

Department of the Built Environment, University of the West of England, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1QY, UK, Ron.Griffiths{at}uwe.ac.uk

Ian Smith

Department of the Built Environment, University of the West of England, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1QY, UK, Smith{at}uwe.ac.uk

This paper explores issues of urban governance through a case study of a major, waterfront regeneration project in an English city (Bristol). The first part of the paper sets the development of this project within the broader theoretical context of urban regime theory and changing structures of governance in the city. The paper then outlines the attempts to build a city-wide consensus in Bristol around a viable development project in a situation marked by strongly conflicting views and contrasting visions of urban space. Political and planning processes are explored in some detail to identify the strengths and weaknesses of local governance structures. The paper concludes with some comments on the relevance of the case study for debates on urban regime theory.


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