Scotland has is a highly urbanised society. It has a rich and varied urban heritage. This legacy is evident in the streets, buildings and spaces that form the built environment of our villages, towns and cities. Not all have fared well however in our changing world. The reason to be for many towns has changed, or disappeared. Places have lost hope. The built environment has responded. Too many Scottish urban places are characterised by fading glory, deteriorated buildings and spaces.
It is time for a Renaissance of Scotland's urban places.
The Scottish Renaissance Towns Partnership was established to champion Scottish urban places and recover a sense of pride in this key element of Scotland's heritage, and Scotland's future. Neilston is the first Renaissance Town in Scotland. The Scottish Renaissance Towns model was discussed at a conference in Eastwood Conference Centre in Giffnock in June 2009. The conference addressed the broad theme of sustaining a legacy of positive urban communities in a sustainable urban Scotland. The conference culminated in the presentation of the first Scottish Renaissance Towns Charter to East Renfrewshire Council. More details on the Scottish Renaissance Towns model and the outcomes of the conference are available here.
The aim of this blog is to stimulate discussion on the issue of Scottish urban places, and provide a forum within which the range of possible futures for Scotland's urban settlements can be discussed. There can be a renaissance of urban Scotland.
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