Norway Looks To Edinburgh To Show How The Capital Has Regenerated
A group of Norwegian regeneration experts are visiting Edinburgh tomorrow (March 5) to find out how the Capital has tackled rebuilding areas of the city.
The party of 26 officials – consisting of engineers, landscape architects, area planning, architects, building modellers and project managers – will see at first hand some of the exciting developments in the city.
After a civic reception at the City Chambers they will be given a presentation on the Gracemount demolition last year which is part of the 21st Century Homes Project which will see 1,300 new council homes built across the city – the first for more than a generation.
The party will then visit various projects in Edinburgh including the new Craigroyston High School, developments at the Forthquarter and the Western Harbour and finish at Pennywell Arts Centre. The Arts Centre is hosting a community engagement event in partnership with the Council in relation to the regeneration of the area.
Regeneration work involves a great deal of partnership work and representatives from the Port of Leith Housing Association (Western Harbour) and Places for People (Forthquarter) will also be present.
Councillor Paul Edie, Housing Leader for the City of Edinburgh Council, said: “We’re delighted that we can share our expertise with our Norwegian colleagues. We have had considerable success in regenerating many parts of Edinburgh and I am sure they will find their visit extremely enlightening.
“Hopefully some of the good practices we have in this city can be put to good use in their country.”
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