The Study Of Urban Cultural Regeneration In UK

In this globalization era, culture has come into the heart of the competition between cities and even countries. Since 1980s, culture-based urban regeneration has been the new approach of urban regeneration for many western countries.It starts with the definition of Urban Cultural Regeration, the introduction of related studies inland and overseas, and the urban cultural regeneration happening all over Europe, as the background of the study.The development of urban cultural regeneration in UK was one of the earliest and the most successful. Authorities and vary urban regeneration agencies and associations continue doing long-term evaluation of their urban regeneration projects. Their reports and research articles can be used for reference. Both their theoretical and practical experiences are worth learning from.The regeneration of Sheffield can be seen as an example. After about two decades, the cultural regeneration in Sheffield has won great success. Not only the physical environment got improvements, but also the city got re-imaged and the influence got upgraded. They have a lot of experiences in urban planning, the building of cultural landmark and cultural quarter, and the development of cultural events and cultural industriesl.By studying the urban cultural regeneration in UK, taking Sheffield as an example, comparing them to what is going on in China, especially in Shanghai, try to discover the othernesses and similarities, to analyze those successful cultural strategies which are worth learn from, and various cultural methods of urban regeneration, try to find out the proper ways for some of the Chinese cities.