Innovation is the new regeneration

摘要

Cities are always looking at each other and contemplating what can be learnt from elsewhere. In the UK, that has often meant drawing on the progress of other global cities. But over the last 10 years attention has shifted closer to home. Manchester, in particular, has blazed a trail in economic regeneration and the question of how and where its approach can be replicated continues to generate debate. As a region Greater Manchester is home to more than 2.8 million people, with a GVA of £62.8bn - an economy bigger than Wales or Northern Ireland. According to business advisors EY, Manchester is forecast to remain one of the UK's strongest performing cities to 2021. Its employment growth is expected to lead the city league tables at 1.2% a year, equivalent to 16,300 new jobs.