Urban renaissance

Urban renaissance was a policy aim for England introduced from 1999 to address urban decline, and may also refer to the subsequent period of repopulation and regeneration of many British cities, following a period of widespread inner city urban decay and suburbanisation during the mid-20th century.

Cities considered to have gone through an urban renaissance include Birmingham,^[1] Bristol, Cardiff,^[2] Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, as well as parts of London.^{[citation needed]}

Urban renaissance has some similarities with the New Urbanism movement in North America.^[which?]