Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the feasibility of adopting a market‐based land use model, Transfer of Development Rights (TDR), which is very popular in America and other countries as a positive land use control mechanism for conservation, in an evolving socialist land...

Purpose – Built heritage is one of the biggest assets that Lisbon's central downtown has accumulated since eighteenth century. The efficient use of these assets is a challenge for both the owners of individual buildings and society as a whole. Recently, a new regeneration initiative was...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the transformation of inner‐city sites previously developed for industry use in Chinese city, which is driven by the unique social, economic and political settings in China featured by the emergence of the market mechanism for urban land...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of the creative city, the factors conditioning creativity in cities and how they stimulate urban innovation and local development. Furthermore, by way of examples, the paper aims to illustrate two emblematic case studies and the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the relationship between culture and tourism, and the urban re‐development process in Istanbul. Design/methodology/approach – The paper focuses on the case of Istanbul and reviews the city's goal of being a financial, tourism, culture and...

Regeneration concerns the physical and economic renewal of locations with development and investment in property a fundamental part of the process and product. Considers the case of Dublin, where designated areas, including the dock‐lands, have been stimulated by taxation breaks within a...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider the likely effect on capital values of prime retail property in major UK urban centres from any legislative ban of upward‐only rent reviews (UORRs) from commercial leases. Design/methodology/approach – The opinion of Leeds‐based valuers...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show the changes to date between the apartheid (ideological) and democratic use and management of public space. The abolition of apartheid laws in urban areas led to a great deal of contestation for space and also to new forms of management of public...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the management and development of Federation Square, one of Melbourne's most important public spaces. Design/methodology/approach – A descriptive approach was taken which looks at the strategic management that has guided the...

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to evaluate the development, role and management of quarters in UK cities. Design/methodology/approach – A case study based on Manchester's Northern Quarter, using secondary documentary materials and semi‐structured interviews with urban managers and...