Bordeaux: Urban Renovation, Conservation and Rehabilitation.

The article provides information on the urban renovation, conservation and rehabilitation in Bordeaux, France. It is stated that over the past 30 years the Bordeaux's politicians and planners have played critical role in both changing and conserving the inner environments of one of the country's most attractive provincial cities. A succession of urban policies has been implemented to attempt to halt depopulation, economic decline and environmental degradation in the inner city. In addition, the attempt to revitalize economic activities have achieved modest success but more socially oriented policies prove difficult to implement.