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	The Urban Task Force (UTF) was established by the Department of Environment, Transport and Regions (DETR) in 1998. The then Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, appointed architect Richard Rogers as the chair of the Urban Task Force. This followed publication of Rogers’ seminal book ‘Cities for a small planet’ in 1997, a re-working of his 1995 BBC radio [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00gmvz4 Reith Lectures].		The Urban Task Force (UTF) was established by the Department of Environment, Transport and Regions (DETR) in 1998. The then Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, appointed architect Richard Rogers as the chair of the Urban Task Force. This followed publication of Rogers’ seminal book ‘Cities for a small planet’ in 1997, a re-working of his 1995 BBC radio [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00gmvz4 Reith Lectures].

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	The Urban Task Force (UTF) was established by the Department of Environment, Transport and Regions (DETR) in 1998. The then Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, appointed architect Richard Rogers as the chair of the Urban Task Force. This followed publication of Rogers’ seminal book ‘Cities for a small planet’ in 1997, a re-working of his 1995 BBC radio [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00gmvz4 Reith Lectures].		The Urban Task Force (UTF) was established by the Department of Environment, Transport and Regions (DETR) in 1998. The then Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, appointed architect Richard Rogers as the chair of the Urban Task Force. This followed publication of Rogers’ seminal book ‘Cities for a small planet’ in 1997, a re-working of his 1995 BBC radio [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00gmvz4 Reith Lectures].
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	In 2013, Ed Vaizey, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) commissioned architect Terry Farrell to produce ‘Our future in place, The Farrell Review of Architecture + the Built Environment (FAR)’. Published in 2014, some saw this as the successor to the reports of the UTF, although Farrell suggested that Rogers’ remit ‘…was focused more specifically on town centres and urban regeneration. It also differed in that its primary role was to help the policy formulation of a government taking office….’		In 2013, Ed Vaizey, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) commissioned architect Terry Farrell to produce ‘Our future in place, The Farrell Review of Architecture + the Built Environment (FAR)’. Published in 2014, some saw this as the successor to the reports of the UTF, although Farrell suggested that Rogers’ remit ‘…was focused more specifically on town centres and urban regeneration. It also differed in that its primary role was to help the policy formulation of a government taking office….’

−	~~= Find out more =~~	+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings =
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−	=== Related articles on Designing Buildings ~~Wiki ==~~=	+

	* Brownfield land.		* Brownfield land.
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	* Urban Task Force.		* Urban Task Force.

−	=== External references ===	+	= External references =

	* The Urban Renaissance six years on, Richard Rogers.		* The Urban Renaissance six years on, Richard Rogers.
−	* ~~[http://www.ribabookshops.com/item/towards-an-urban-renaissance-final-report-of-the-urban-task-force/17940/~~ Towards and urban renaissance].	+	* Towards and urban renaissance.
	* 1995 BBC radio [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00gmvz4 Reith Lectures].		* 1995 BBC radio [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00gmvz4 Reith Lectures].

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	* 1995 BBC radio [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00gmvz4 Reith Lectures].		* 1995 BBC radio [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00gmvz4 Reith Lectures].

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	* Farrell Review.		* Farrell Review.
	* Green belt.		* Green belt.
−	* Richard Rogers.
	* Richard Rogers - A Place for all People.		* Richard Rogers - A Place for all People.
	* RSH+P.		* RSH+P.

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	* RSH+P.		* RSH+P.
	* Smart cities.		* Smart cities.
		+	* Urban Heritage, Development and Sustainability.
	* Urban Task Force.		* Urban Task Force.

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	* Richard Rogers.		* Richard Rogers.
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	* RSH+P.		* RSH+P.
	* Smart cities.		* Smart cities.

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	The Urban Task Force (UTF) was established by the Department of Environment, Transport and Regions (DETR) in 1998. The then Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, appointed architect Richard Rogers as the chair of the Urban Task Force. This followed publication of Rogers’ seminal book ‘Cities for a small planet’ in 1997, a re-working of his 1995 BBC radio [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00gmvz4 Reith Lectures].		The Urban Task Force (UTF) was established by the Department of Environment, Transport and Regions (DETR) in 1998. The then Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, appointed architect Richard Rogers as the chair of the Urban Task Force. This followed publication of Rogers’ seminal book ‘Cities for a small planet’ in 1997, a re-working of his 1995 BBC radio [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00gmvz4 Reith Lectures].
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	The key themes and measures described in the executive summary to the report were:		The key themes and measures described in the executive summary to the report were:
−	*Designing the urban environment.	+
−	*Making the connections.	+	* Designing the urban environment.
−	*Managing the urban environment.	+	* Making the connections.
−	*Delivering urban regeneration.	+	* Managing the urban environment.
−	*Investing in skills and innovation.	+	* Delivering urban regeneration.
−	*The 60% target: our assessment.	+	* Investing in skills and innovation.
−	*Planning for change.	+	* The 60% target: our assessment.
−	*Managing the land supply.	+	* Planning for change.
−	*Cleaning up the land.	+	* Managing the land supply.
−	*Recycling the buildings.	+	* Cleaning up the land.
−	*Making the investment.	+	* Recycling the buildings.
−	*Sustaining the renaissance.	+	* Making the investment.
		+	* Sustaining the renaissance.

	The 60% target referred to the government’s target to accommodate 60% of new dwellings on previously-developed land (brownfield land) in order to protect greenfield sites.		The 60% target referred to the government’s target to accommodate 60% of new dwellings on previously-developed land (brownfield land) in order to protect greenfield sites.

	Recommendations included:		Recommendations included:
−	*Limiting the release of greenfield land.
−	*Requiring that public bodies and utilities release redundant urban land.
−	*Harmonising VAT on new build and residential conversions.
−	*Building at a density which supports local services and fosters a strong sense of community.
−	*Better education and training.
−	*The development of local architecture centres.
−	*Targeting expenditure on projects that benefit pedestrians, cyclists and public transport users.
−	*Creating Home Zones that put the pedestrian first.
−	*Strengthening local authorities.
−	*Making the planning system more positive and involving neighbourhoods involved in the decision-making process.
−	*Establishing a fund for local groups to improve their own neighbourhoods.
−	*Introducing Urban Priority Areas.

−	[[File:~~2832 N14 medium cropped~~.jpg\|~~RTENOTITLE~~]]	+	* Limiting the release of greenfield land.
		+	* Requiring that public bodies and utilities release redundant urban land.
		+	* Harmonising VAT on new build and residential conversions.
		+	* Building at a density which supports local services and fosters a strong sense of community.
		+	* Better education and training.
		+	* The development of local architecture centres.
		+	* Targeting expenditure on projects that benefit pedestrians, cyclists and public transport users.
		+	* Creating Home Zones that put the pedestrian first.
		+	* Strengthening local authorities.
		+	* Making the planning system more positive and involving neighbourhoods involved in the decision-making process.
		+	* Establishing a fund for local groups to improve their own neighbourhoods.
		+	* Introducing Urban Priority Areas.
		+
		+	[[File:2832_N14_medium_cropped.jpg\|link=File:2832_N14_medium_cropped.jpg]]

	In November 2005, the UTF published The Urban Renaissance six years on an ‘…independent report based on the personal experience of Urban Task Force members on the ground, designed to stimulate public debate and encourage new thinking’. It noted that there had been some successes in the six years since publication of the original report, but that new issues had emerged and many problems remained, including; continued migration of the middle classes to the suburbs, poor transport provision and a lack of housing supply.		In November 2005, the UTF published The Urban Renaissance six years on an ‘…independent report based on the personal experience of Urban Task Force members on the ground, designed to stimulate public debate and encourage new thinking’. It noted that there had been some successes in the six years since publication of the original report, but that new issues had emerged and many problems remained, including; continued migration of the middle classes to the suburbs, poor transport provision and a lack of housing supply.
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	=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===		=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===
−	*Brownfield land.	+
−	*Compact sustainable cities.	+	* Brownfield land.
−	*Farrell Review.	+	* Compact sustainable cities.
−	*Green belt.	+	* Farrell Review.
−	*RSH+P.	+	* Green belt.
−	*Smart cities.	+	* Richard Rogers.
−	*Urban Task Force.	+	* RSH+P.
		+	* Smart cities.
		+	* Urban Task Force.

	=== External references ===		=== External references ===
−	*The Urban Renaissance six years on, Richard Rogers.
−	*[http://www.ribabookshops.com/item/towards-an-urban-renaissance-final-report-of-the-urban-task-force/17940/ Towards and urban renaissance].
−	*1995 BBC radio [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00gmvz4 Reith Lectures].

−	[[Category:History]]	+	* The Urban Renaissance six years on, Richard Rogers.
−	[[Category:Publications_/_reports]]	+	* [http://www.ribabookshops.com/item/towards-an-urban-renaissance-final-report-of-the-urban-task-force/17940/ Towards and urban renaissance].
−	[[Category:Theory]]	+	* 1995 BBC radio [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00gmvz4 Reith Lectures].
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		+	[[Category:History]] [[Category:Publications_/_reports]] [[Category:Theory]]

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	The Urban Task Force (UTF) was established by the Department of Environment, Transport and Regions (DETR) in 1998. The then Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, appointed architect Richard Rogers as the chair of the Urban Task Force. This followed publication of Rogers’ seminal book ‘Cities for a small planet’ in 1997, a re-working of his 1995 BBC radio [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00gmvz4 Reith Lectures].		The Urban Task Force (UTF) was established by the Department of Environment, Transport and Regions (DETR) in 1998. The then Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, appointed architect Richard Rogers as the chair of the Urban Task Force. This followed publication of Rogers’ seminal book ‘Cities for a small planet’ in 1997, a re-working of his 1995 BBC radio [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00gmvz4 Reith Lectures].

−	The purpose of the Urban Task Force was to ‘…identify causes of urban decline and establish a vision for cities in England, founded on the principles of design excellence, social well-being and environmental responsibility...’ (ref ~~[http://www.urbantaskforce.org/UTF_final_report.pdf~~ The Urban Renaissance six years on], Richard Rogers). The Task Force included members from industry, academia, local and regional government. They confronted the challenges posed by the decline of the inner-cities, the need for 4 million additional households and the perceive blight of suburban sprawl which was swallowing greenfield land.	+	The purpose of the Urban Task Force was to ‘…identify causes of urban decline and establish a vision for cities in England, founded on the principles of design excellence, social well-being and environmental responsibility...’ (ref The Urban Renaissance six years on, Richard Rogers). The Task Force included members from industry, academia, local and regional government. They confronted the challenges posed by the decline of the inner-cities, the need for 4 million additional households and the perceive blight of suburban sprawl which was swallowing greenfield land.

	Their findings were presented in a report to the government on 29 June 1999 ‘Towards an urban renaissance, Final report of the Urban Task Force’.		Their findings were presented in a report to the government on 29 June 1999 ‘Towards an urban renaissance, Final report of the Urban Task Force’.
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	More than 100 recommendations were made, suggesting that cities should be more sustainable, better designed, more compact, better connected and should support a wider range of diverse uses. This would require strengthened democratic local leadership, increased public participation and greater investment in urban areas.		More than 100 recommendations were made, suggesting that cities should be more sustainable, better designed, more compact, better connected and should support a wider range of diverse uses. This would require strengthened democratic local leadership, increased public participation and greater investment in urban areas.

−	The key themes and measures described in the ~~[http://www.eukn.org/dsresource?objectid=143299~~ executive summary] to the report were:	+	The key themes and measures described in the executive summary to the report were:
	*Designing the urban environment.		*Designing the urban environment.
	*Making the connections.		*Making the connections.
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−	In November 2005, the UTF published ~~[http://www.urbantaskforce.org/UTF_final_report.pdf~~ The Urban Renaissance six years on] an ‘…independent report based on the personal experience of Urban Task Force members on the ground, designed to stimulate public debate and encourage new thinking’. It noted that there had been some successes in the six years since publication of the original report, but that new issues had emerged and many problems remained, including; continued migration of the middle classes to the suburbs, poor transport provision and a lack of housing supply.	+	In November 2005, the UTF published The Urban Renaissance six years on an ‘…independent report based on the personal experience of Urban Task Force members on the ground, designed to stimulate public debate and encourage new thinking’. It noted that there had been some successes in the six years since publication of the original report, but that new issues had emerged and many problems remained, including; continued migration of the middle classes to the suburbs, poor transport provision and a lack of housing supply.

	In 2013, Ed Vaizey, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) commissioned architect Terry Farrell to produce ‘Our future in place, The Farrell Review of Architecture + the Built Environment (FAR)’. Published in 2014, some saw this as the successor to the reports of the UTF, although Farrell suggested that Rogers’ remit ‘…was focused more specifically on town centres and urban regeneration. It also differed in that its primary role was to help the policy formulation of a government taking office….’		In 2013, Ed Vaizey, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) commissioned architect Terry Farrell to produce ‘Our future in place, The Farrell Review of Architecture + the Built Environment (FAR)’. Published in 2014, some saw this as the successor to the reports of the UTF, although Farrell suggested that Rogers’ remit ‘…was focused more specifically on town centres and urban regeneration. It also differed in that its primary role was to help the policy formulation of a government taking office….’
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	=== External references ===		=== External references ===
−	*~~[http://www.urbantaskforce.org/UTF_final_report.pdf~~ The Urban Renaissance six years on], Richard Rogers.	+	*The Urban Renaissance six years on, Richard Rogers.
	*[http://www.ribabookshops.com/item/towards-an-urban-renaissance-final-report-of-the-urban-task-force/17940/ Towards and urban renaissance].		*[http://www.ribabookshops.com/item/towards-an-urban-renaissance-final-report-of-the-urban-task-force/17940/ Towards and urban renaissance].
−	*[http://www.eukn.org/dsresource?objectid=143299 Executive summary].
	*1995 BBC radio [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00gmvz4 Reith Lectures].		*1995 BBC radio [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00gmvz4 Reith Lectures].

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	The Urban Task Force (UTF) was established by the Department of Environment, Transport and Regions (DETR) in 1998. The then Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, appointed architect Richard Rogers as the chair of the Urban Task Force. This followed publication of Rogers’ seminal book ‘Cities for a small planet’ in 1997, a re-working of his 1995 BBC radio [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00gmvz4 Reith Lectures].		The Urban Task Force (UTF) was established by the Department of Environment, Transport and Regions (DETR) in 1998. The then Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, appointed architect Richard Rogers as the chair of the Urban Task Force. This followed publication of Rogers’ seminal book ‘Cities for a small planet’ in 1997, a re-working of his 1995 BBC radio [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00gmvz4 Reith Lectures].
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	*Introducing Urban Priority Areas.		*Introducing Urban Priority Areas.

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	In November 2005, the UTF published [http://www.urbantaskforce.org/UTF_final_report.pdf The Urban Renaissance six years on] an ‘…independent report based on the personal experience of Urban Task Force members on the ground, designed to stimulate public debate and encourage new thinking’. It noted that there had been some successes in the six years since publication of the original report, but that new issues had emerged and many problems remained, including; continued migration of the middle classes to the suburbs, poor transport provision and a lack of housing supply.		In November 2005, the UTF published [http://www.urbantaskforce.org/UTF_final_report.pdf The Urban Renaissance six years on] an ‘…independent report based on the personal experience of Urban Task Force members on the ground, designed to stimulate public debate and encourage new thinking’. It noted that there had been some successes in the six years since publication of the original report, but that new issues had emerged and many problems remained, including; continued migration of the middle classes to the suburbs, poor transport provision and a lack of housing supply.
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	The Urban Task Force (UTF) was established by the Department of Environment, Transport and Regions (DETR) in 1998. The then Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, appointed architect Richard Rogers as the chair of the Urban Task Force. This followed publication of Rogers’ seminal book ‘Cities for a small planet’ in 1997, a re-working of his 1995 BBC radio [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00gmvz4 Reith Lectures].		The Urban Task Force (UTF) was established by the Department of Environment, Transport and Regions (DETR) in 1998. The then Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, appointed architect Richard Rogers as the chair of the Urban Task Force. This followed publication of Rogers’ seminal book ‘Cities for a small planet’ in 1997, a re-working of his 1995 BBC radio [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00gmvz4 Reith Lectures].
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	*Establishing a fund for local groups to improve their own neighbourhoods.		*Establishing a fund for local groups to improve their own neighbourhoods.
	*Introducing Urban Priority Areas.		*Introducing Urban Priority Areas.
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		+	[[File:2832 N14 medium cropped.jpg]]

	In November 2005, the UTF published [http://www.urbantaskforce.org/UTF_final_report.pdf The Urban Renaissance six years on] an ‘…independent report based on the personal experience of Urban Task Force members on the ground, designed to stimulate public debate and encourage new thinking’. It noted that there had been some successes in the six years since publication of the original report, but that new issues had emerged and many problems remained, including; continued migration of the middle classes to the suburbs, poor transport provision and a lack of housing supply.		In November 2005, the UTF published [http://www.urbantaskforce.org/UTF_final_report.pdf The Urban Renaissance six years on] an ‘…independent report based on the personal experience of Urban Task Force members on the ground, designed to stimulate public debate and encourage new thinking’. It noted that there had been some successes in the six years since publication of the original report, but that new issues had emerged and many problems remained, including; continued migration of the middle classes to the suburbs, poor transport provision and a lack of housing supply.