Copenhagen’s “Return to the Inner City” 1990-2010

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ID11109093
AuthorsFlorian Urban (Glasgow School of Art, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume47
Issue3
Pages651-673
Publication date2021-05-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Urban History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0096-1442 • E-ISSN: 1552-6771
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0096144218824303
OpenAlexW2912394389
LanguageEN
Citations received3

This article will present Copenhagen’s tortuous path from industrial decline to regeneration city, centering on the rebuilding of large waterfront areas in the Copenhagen Harbor such as Islands Brygge, Sluseholmen, and Frihavn, as well as on select developments in the central neighborhoods Nørrebro, Vesterbro, and Christianshavn. Focusing on architecture, it will show that Copenhagen’s “return to the inner city” was guided by the mutual influence of discourse, policy, and architectural design. This is evidenced by government documents and press clippings. The article will also show that in contrast to regeneration projects elsewhere, Copenhagen’s redevelopment yielded a comparatively socially mixed city with appealing public spaces and inventive architecture. This was facilitated by strong public authorities and by local and national politicians who upheld welfare state values and only to a small extent gave in to the market-oriented ideologies that influenced policy in other European countries at the time

Archaeology · Economics · Economy · Environmental planning · Geography · Government (linguistics · Ideology · Inner city · Local government · Political science · Politics · Public policy · Redevelopment · Regional science · Sociology · State (computer science · Urban regeneration · Architecture · Law · Public Administration · Urbanization and City Planning

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