Editorial introduction: Communities and Urban Regeneration

Abstract

This special issue offers a collection of outstanding case studies in association with the demands on recent urban regeneration. One common conclusion each paper holds is that during the passage of urban regeneration,emphasis must be placed on the degree of the participation of citizens and various stakeholders throughout the projects. The case studies this issue contains were undertaken in the three countries of South Korea, China, and Australia, which contribute to international urban regeneration studies. It calls for more companion studies from those in the USA, UK and Europe,which would extend the field of study to next generation urban renewal studies. This hopefully comes in the following journal edition as a special issue. Lastly, may I offer my sincere gratitude to the comments of reviewers and to the authors of this journal. All those efforts may pay huge dividends for IRSPSD and the urban regeneration future.