Publisher's Synopsis
Much has been written about how various US cities have regenerated their economies, usually with the help of some federal funding. However, there has been little systematic evaluation of these initiatives, and even less work which relates such evaluation to its influence on policy. This report reviews US experience in assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of urban regeneration projects and looks at the lessons to be drawn from it. Different types of policy evaluation are described, and three case studies are given. The report ends by examining what the US evaluation experience means in the British context.
