Business Improvement Districts, Planning and Urban Regeneration

摘要

Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) have been widely adopted in the USA as a means of bringing about enhanced service provision and broader regeneration impacts, and interest is now turning to the use of such mechanisms in the UK. However, the fundamental differences between the administrative and social contexts of the USA and the UK mean that BIDs would have to be significantly adapted for application in the UK. Moreover, research conducted by the authors, using case studies of BIDs in Los Angeles, indicates that they can be problematic in operation. Nevertheless, BIDs offer a means of delivering limited objectives in relation to city centre renewal.