irvine bay

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irvine bay urban regeneration company
SURF Small Towns Regeneration Seminar No Small
Matter
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Brian MacDonald irvine bay urban
regeneration company
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irvine bay - the area
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A Different Country
A Different Country
The highest rate of unemployment 9.4 is
The highest rate of unemployment 9.4 is
North 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
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A decade from now if present trends continue,
Glasgow will (at least proportionately) no longer
be Scotlands 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 Scotlands
Cities- The Analysis, Scottish Executive 2002
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Cities should not be too proud to capitalise
on assets beyond their borders. Increasingly,
developers and investors in the regions are
knowledgeable about other regional markets and
there are great opportunities in working
together. The institutional investors will follow
those trends. Sir Bob Kerslake Chief Executive
Sheffield City Council MIPIM 2007
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Ardrossan, Saltcoats and Stevenston
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Irvine Kilwinning
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irvine bay the area
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• 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

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irvine bay the issues

• Business Infrastructure
• Quality of Life
• Environment
• Image

• Economy
• Housing Stock
• Workforce Skills
• Poverty and Exclusion

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irvine bay - the company
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Irvine Bay5
5 towns 5 principles 5 themes Developed
through landmark projects Incorporated into 5
town masterplans
Irvine Bay5
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